English > tumor: 1 sense > noun 1, state| Meaning | An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose. |
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| Synonyms | tumour, neoplasm |
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| Narrower | acanthoma, skin tumor | A neoplasm originating in the epidermis |
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| angioma | A tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels |
| benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm | A tumor that is not cancerous |
| blastoma, blastocytoma, embryonal carcinosarcoma | A tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells |
| brain tumor, brain tumour | A tumor in the brain |
| carcinoid | A small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract |
| celioma | An abdominal tumor |
| granuloma | A tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection |
| lipoma, adipose tumor | A tumor consisting of fatty tissue |
| malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor | A tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body |
| meningioma | A tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord |
| neurofibroma, neurilemoma | tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve |
| neuroma | Any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system |
| pheochromocytoma, phaeochromocytoma | A vascular tumor of the adrenal gland |
| pinealoma | tumor of the pineal gland |
| plasmacytoma | neoplasm of plasma cells (usually in bone marrow) |
| psammoma, sand tumor | A tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain |
| teratoma | A tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site |
| Broader | growth | (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) |
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| Spanish | neoplasia, neoplasma, tumor |
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| Catalan | neoplasma, tumor |
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| Adjectives | antitumor | used in the treatment of cancer |
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