Hypertumor
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A tumor that invades and destroys part of a previously existing tumor.
"Clinically, hypertumors could be related to several paradoxical classes of tumors which, despite showing an aggressive histology, tend to spontaneously regress, such as some cases of neuroblastoma."
Example
More examples"Clinically, hypertumors could be related to several paradoxical classes of tumors which, despite showing an aggressive histology, tend to spontaneously regress, such as some cases of neuroblastoma."
Etymology
From hyper- + tumor.
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