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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A tumour affecting a kidney.
2. 2
   malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

wilms' tumorwilms tumoradenomyosarcomaembryoma of the kidneywilms tumour

Etymology

From nephro- + blastoma.

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