BENIGN TUMOUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does benign tumour mean? 

• BENIGN TUMOUR (noun)
  The noun BENIGN TUMOUR has 1 sense:

1. a tumor that is not cancerous

  Familiarity information: BENIGN TUMOUR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BENIGN TUMOUR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tumor that is not cancerous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

benign tumor; benign tumour; nonmalignant neoplasm; nonmalignant tumor; nonmalignant tumour

Hypernyms ("benign tumour" is a kind of...):

neoplasm; tumor; tumour (an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "benign tumour"):

adenoma (a benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin)

chondroma (a common benign tumor of cartilage cells)

enchondroma (benign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet))

fibroma (nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue)

myoma (a benign tumor composed of muscle tissue)

myxoma (a benign tumor of connective tissue containing jellylike material)

neurinoma (tumor (usually benign) of the sheath surrounding a nerve)

osteoblastoma (benign tumor of bone and fibrous tissue; occurs in the vertebrae or femur or tibia or arm bones (especially in young adults))

osteochondroma (benign tumor containing both bone and cartilage; usually occurs near the end of a long bone)

osteoma (a slow growing benign tumor of consisting of bone tissue; usually on the skull or mandible)

papillary tumor; papillary tumour; papilloma; villoma (a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass)