benign tumor

Noun
  1. A tumor that is not cancerous (synset 114259708)
    is a type of: neoplasm, tumor, tumour - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: benign tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour

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