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BENIGN TUMOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tumor that is not cancerous
Synonyms:
benign tumor; benign tumour; nonmalignant neoplasm; nonmalignant tumor; nonmalignant tumour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("benign tumor" is a kind of...):
neoplasm; tumor; tumour (an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "benign tumor"):
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)
Context examples:
In many cases, a benign tumor on a parathyroid gland makes it overactive.
(Parathyroid Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
A benign tumor arising from the parenchymal cells of the parathyroid glands.
(Parathyroid Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare, benign tumor composed entirely of neoplastic perineurial cells.
(Perineurioma, NCI Thesaurus/Adapted from WHO)
A rare, usually benign tumor that develops from cells of the paraganglia.
(Paraganglioma, NCI Dictionary)
Benign tumors are slow growing and are not associated with specific clinical symptoms.
(Odontogenic Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign tumor composed of mature adipocytes and smooth muscle cells.
(Myolipoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign tumor that develops from the cells and tissues that cover nerves.
(Neurofibroma, NCI Dictionary)
A usually benign tumor composed of solid and cystic nests of epithelial cells resembling transitional epithelium; it is surrounded by an abundant stromal component that is dense and fibroblastic in nature.
(Brenner Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Benign tumors aren't cancer while malignant ones are.
(Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
Benign tumors may grow larger but do not spread to other parts of the body.
(Benign, NCI Dictionary)
