BRAIN TUMOR Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase brain tumor. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BRAIN TUMOR
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growth | nounn | |||||||
noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a progression from simpler to more complex forms • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • vegetation that has grown • the gradual beginning or coming forth • (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) • something grown or growing | ||||||||
lesion | nounn | |||||||
noun • any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part • an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) | ||||||||
malignancy | nounn | |||||||
noun • (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death • quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will | ||||||||
neoplasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||||||||
tumor | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||||||||
tumour | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||||||||
brain tumour | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tumor in the brain |