Meaning | A tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body. |
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Synonyms | malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor |
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Narrower | angiosarcoma | A rare malignant neoplasm arising from vascular tissue |
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cancer, malignant neoplastic disease | Any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division |
carcinosarcoma | A malignant neoplasm composed of carcinoma and sarcoma extensively intermixed |
myeloma | A tumor of the bone marrow (usually malignant) composed of cells normally found in bone marrow |
neuroblastoma | malignant tumor containing embryonic nerve cells |
neuroepithelioma | malignant tumor of the neuroepithelium |
retinoblastoma | malignant ocular tumor of retinal cells |
Broader | malignancy, malignance | (medicine) a malignant state |
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tumor, tumour, neoplasm | An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose |
Spanish | tumor maligno |
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Catalan | tumor cancerós, tumor maligne |
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