noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A benign mass of disorganized tissue.
2. 2
   a focal growth that resembles a neoplasm but results from faulty development in an organ wordnet

Synonyms

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benign malformationbenign tumordevelopmental anomalynonneoplastic lesion

Antonyms

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invasive cancermalignant tumornormal tissue

Etymology

From hamartia + -oma.