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tumor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | neoplasm, tumour |
| Type of | growth |
| Has types | adipose tumor, angioma, benign tumor, benign tumour, blastocytoma, blastoma, brain tumor, brain tumour, carcinoid, celioma, embryonal carcinosarcoma, granuloma, lipoma, malignant neoplasm, malignant tumor, meningioma, metastatic tumor, neurilemoma, neurofibroma, neuroma, nonmalignant neoplasm, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour, phaeochromocytoma, pheochromocytoma, pinealoma, plasmacytoma, psammoma, sand tumor, skin tumor, acanthoma, teratoma |
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By the time he was diagnosed in April 2007, his tumor was the size of his thumb.
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Gain of function of mutant p53 by coaggregation with multiple tumor suppressors.
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Zon put that gene into zebrafish that also lacked the tumor suppressor gene p53.
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Shutting down the activity of this gene with an antibody inhibited tumor growth.
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Denny, 49, got the bad news in August that he had a cancerous tumor in his neck.
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The tumor ended Billy's life on July 13, 2001, just before he became a teenager.
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However, the role of these genes in tumor development remains to be established.
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By targeting the proteins that lead to angiogenesis, tumor growth can be halted.
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The goal was to identify the specific origins of different brain tumor subtypes.
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- An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
- A tumor or tumour is the name for a neoplasm or a solid lesion formed by an abnormal growth of cells (termed neoplastic) which looks like a swelling. Tumor is not synonymous with cancer. A tumor can be benign, pre-malignant or malignant, whereas cancer is by definition malignant.
- An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia
- (tumorous) Pertaining to or having the appearance of a tumor; Covered with tumors
- (Tumorous) Juliet Disparte on having breast cancer.
- (Tumors) amputations due to a tumor, which are relatively rare when the tumor is benign, are sometimes critical in cases of malignant tumors. Amputations are always performed on the bone segment overlying the affected area. ...
- Benign kidney tumors are rare. They may cause hematuria (blood in the urine), although most cause no symptoms. Malignant tumors are also rare. Renal cell carcinoma, the most common type, occurs mostly in adults over 40; nephroblastoma (Wilms' tumor) affects mainly children under 4. ...
- An abnormal mass of tissue that may be benign (not cancerous) or malignant (cancerous).
- This term simply refers to a mass or neoplasm. For example, a collection of pus is a tumor. This is a general term that can refer to benign or malignant growths.
