Definition of tumor

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Tumor (n.) A morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of the body; especially, a growth produced by deposition of new tissue; a neoplasm..

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Rising :: Rising (n.) That which rises; a tumor; a boil.
Indolent :: Indolent (a.) Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumor..
Pharyngotomy :: Pharyngotomy (n.) The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to remove a tumor or anything that obstructs the passage..
Fibroid :: Fibroid (a.) Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as, fibroid tumors..
Myeloid :: Myeloid (a.) Resembling marrow in appearance or consistency; as, a myeloid tumor..
Sarcocele :: Sarcocele (n.) Any solid tumor of the testicle.
Colloid :: Colloid (a.) Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors..
Epulis :: Epulis (n.) A hard tumor developed from the gums.
Echinococcus :: Echinococcus (n.) A parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals, forming compound cysts or tumors (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs, which often cause death. It is the larval stage of the Taenia echinococcus, a small tapeworm peculiar to the dog..
Egilopical :: Egilopical (a.) Pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with, an aegilops, or tumor in the corner of the eye..
Keloid :: Keloid (n.) A keloid tumor.
Enucleate :: Enucleate (v. t.) To remove without cutting (as a tumor).
Eventration :: Eventration (n.) A tumor containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, occasioned by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen..
Discussive :: Discussive (a.) Able or tending to discuss or disperse tumors or coagulated matter.
Papilloma :: Papilloma (n.) A tumor formed by hypertrophy of the papillae of the skin or mucous membrane, as a corn or a wart..
Chondroma :: Chondroma (n.) A cartilaginous tumor or growth.
Fomentation :: Fomentation (n.) The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain, by relaxing the skin, or of discussing tumors..
Cancroid :: Cancroid (a.) Like a cancer; as, a cancroid tumor..
Excrescence :: Excrescence (n.) An excrescent appendage, as, a wart or tumor; anything growing out unnaturally from anything else; a preternatural or morbid development; hence, a troublesome superfluity; an incumbrance; as, an excrescence on the body, or on a plant..
Intumescence :: Intumescence (n.) Anything swollen or enlarged, as a tumor..
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