tumour : Idioms & Phrases

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benign tumour

  • noun a tumor that is not cancerous
    nonmalignant neoplasm; nonmalignant tumor; benign tumour; benign tumor.
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brain tumour

  • noun a tumor in the brain
    brain tumor.
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ewing's tumour

  • noun malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones)
    Ewing's sarcoma; Ewing's tumor; endothelial myeloma.
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nonmalignant tumour

  • noun a tumor that is not cancerous
    nonmalignant neoplasm; nonmalignant tumor; benign tumour; benign tumor.
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papillary tumour

  • noun a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass
    papilloma; villoma; papillary tumor.
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tumour necrosis factor

  • noun a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)
    tumor necrosis factor; TNF.
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wilms tumour

  • noun malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass
    nephroblastoma; Wilms' tumor; adenomyosarcoma; embryoma of the kidney.
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