tumor
Definitions of tumor
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an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purposetypes:angiomaa tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vesselstumor benignoa tumor that is not canceroustumor cerebrala tumor in the braintumor malignoa tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the bodyadenomaa benign epithelial tumor of glandular origingliomaa tumor of the brain consisting of neurogliacáncerany malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood streammiomaa benign tumor composed of muscle tissue
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