Tumor Synonyms

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Synonyms for Tumor

malignant tumor
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benign-tumor
A tumor which can usually be removed without serious complications and will not be fatal to the patient.
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bombast
Talk or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning; pompous language
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cancer
A disease characterized by any of various malignant neoplasms composed of abnormal cells that tend to proliferate rapidly and invade surrounding tissue. Without treatment such as chemotherapy or radiation, cancer cells can metastasize to other body sites and cause organ failure and death.
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carcinoma
Any of various cancerous tumors that are derived from epithelial tissue of the skin, blood vessels, or other organs and that tend to metastasize to other parts of the body.
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gumma
A soft, rubbery tumor occurring in various organs or tissues, esp. in the late stages of syphilis
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hepatoma
A usually malignant tumor occurring in the liver.
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lipoma
(Pathology) A nonmalignant tumor comprising fat cells.
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melanoma
A skin tumor, esp. a malignant one, derived from cells capable of melanin formation
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myoma
(Pathology) A tumor comprised of muscle tissue, usually benign and commonly occurring in the uterus and the esophagus.
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papilloma
A small benign epithelial tumor, such as a wart, consisting of an overgrowth of cells on a core of smooth connective tissue.
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polyp
(Medicine) an abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane
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sarcoma
Any of various malignant tumors that begin in connective tissue, or in tissue developed from the mesoderm
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scirrhus
(Obsolete) A cancerous tumour which is hard, translucent, of a gray or bluish color, and emits a creaking sound when incised.
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wart
A small, usually hard, tumorous growth on the skin, caused by a virus
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wen
A harmless cyst, especially on the scalp or face, containing the fatty secretion of a sebaceous gland.
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tumour
UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada spelling of tumor.
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cyst
A spherical, usually thick membrane, resistant to freezing, drying, etc., with which certain organisms are surrounded when in a resting stage
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tumefaction
A swollen condition.
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Words Related to Tumor

growth
The definition of a growth is something that has grown on something else or an abnormal mass.
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neoplasm
An abnormal new growth of tissue in animals or plants; a tumor.
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adenoma
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lesion
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glioma
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well-differentiated
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papillary
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thymoma
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b-cell
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swelling
The state of being swollen.
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  • I made him a deal to take the tumor out.

  • Your tumor was operable when I met you and for the entirety of first year.

  • In it was her bucket list, a list of things she hoped to do before she died from the terminal brain tumor she no longer possessed.

  • It was hard to imagine she had a tumor in her brain the half the size of her fist.

  • The knowledge made her want to scream, knowing she'd spent years blindly letting him talk to her like this and encourage her with pretty words, while he ensured the tumor in her head killed her.

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