HyperDic: benign_tumor

English > 1 sense of the expression benign tumor:
NOUNstatebenign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour, nonmalignant neoplasma tumor that is not cancerous
English > benign tumor: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA tumor that is not cancerous.
Synonymsbenign tumour, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm
NarroweradenomaA benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin
chondromaA common benign tumor of cartilage cells
enchondromabenign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet)
fibromanonmalignant tumor of connective tissue
myomaA benign tumor composed of muscle tissue
myxomaA benign tumor of connective tissue containing jellylike material
neurinomatumor (usually benign) of the sheath surrounding a nerve
osteoblastomabenign tumor of bone and fibrous tissue
osteochondromabenign tumor containing both bone and cartilage
osteomaA slow growing benign tumor of consisting of bone tissue
papilloma, villoma, papillary tumor, papillary tumourA benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass
Broadertumor, tumour, neoplasmAn abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
Spanishtumor benigno
Catalantumor benigne

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