TUMORS Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word tumors. (close relations)
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cancer | nounn | |||||||
noun • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer • any 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 stream • a small zodiacal constellation in the Northern Hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini • the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 • type genus of the family Cancridae | ||||||||
masses | nounn | |||||||
noun • the common people generally | ||||||||
growths | 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 | ||||||||
lesions | 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) | ||||||||
lumps | nounn | |||||||
noun • a compact mass • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • an awkward stupid person • a large piece of something without definite shape verb • put together indiscriminately • group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | ||||||||
neoplasms | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||||||||
swellings | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) | ||||||||
neoplasm | 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 |