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WILMS TUMOUR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Wilms tumour mean?
• WILMS TUMOUR (noun)
The noun WILMS TUMOUR has 1 sense:
1. malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass
Familiarity information: WILMS TUMOUR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
adenomyosarcoma; embryoma of the kidney; nephroblastoma; Wilms' tumor; Wilms tumour
Hypernyms ("Wilms tumour" is a kind of...):
sarcoma (a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer)
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