tumour
English Thesaurus
1. an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | growth, |
| definition | : | (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | angioma, |
| definition | : | a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | carcinoid, |
| definition | : | a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | celioma, |
| definition | : | an abdominal tumor (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | granuloma, |
| definition | : | a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | meningioma, |
| definition | : | a tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord; usually slow growing and sometimes malignant (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | neuroma, |
| definition | : | any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | phaeochromocytoma, pheochromocytoma, |
| definition | : | a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | pinealoma, |
| definition | : | tumor of the pineal gland (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | plasmacytoma, |
| definition | : | neoplasm of plasma cells (usually in bone marrow) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | psammoma, sand tumor, |
| definition | : | a tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain; characterized by sandlike particles (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | teratoma, |
| definition | : | a tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | neoplastic, |
| definition | : | of or related to or having the properties of a neoplasm (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | neoplastic, |
| definition | : | of or related to or having the properties of a neoplasm (adj.pert) |
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