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| acromegaly |
a chronic disease causing abnormal enlargement of the hands, feet, and parts of the face, usu. caused by a tumor of the pituitary gland. |
| adenocarcinoma |
a malignant tumor formed in the glandular epithelium. |
| adenoma |
a usu. benign tumor that starts in a gland or has a glandlike arrangement of cells. |
| angioma |
a tumor consisting mainly of blood vessels or lymph vessels. |
| angiosarcoma |
a malignant vascular tumor. |
| antitumor |
combined form of tumor. |
| carcinoid |
a small tumor that secretes serotonin, found esp. in the gastrointestinal tract or lung. |
| carcinoma |
a malignant tumor consisting of epithelial cells; cancer. |
| cholesteatoma |
a tumor-like mass of epithelial cells appearing esp. in the middle ear or mastoid process, also known as a pearl tumor. |
| Cushing's disease |
a disease caused by a tumor in the pituitary gland and characterized by obesity, hypertension, muscular weakness, and diabetes. |
| enucleate |
to remove from a sac, used esp. in reference to a tumor or an organ such as an eye. [1/2 definitions] |
| enucleation |
the removal of something, such as a tumor or an organ, from a sac. [1/2 definitions] |
| excrescence |
an abnormal, disfiguring outgrowth such as that caused by a tumor. [1/3 definitions] |
| fibroid |
a benign tumor consisting of smooth muscle and fibrous tissue, esp. in the uterus. [1/2 definitions] |
| fibroma |
a benign tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue. |
| growth |
an abnormal mass of tissue; tumor. [1/3 definitions] |
| hematoma |
a swelling or tumor filled with blood. |
| lymphoma |
a usually malignant tumor of lymphoid tissue. |
| malignancy |
a malignant tumor. [1/3 definitions] |
| melanoma |
a malignant tumor, esp. of the skin or eye, that is darkly pigmented with melanin. |
| mesothelioma |
a tumor of the mesothelium, often malignant and possibly caused by the breathing in of particles of asbestos. |
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