Benign tumor definitions

Benign tumor

1) Medical terminology
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Benign tumor

A benign tumor is a mass of cells (tumor) that lacks the ability to invade neighboring tissue or metastasize. These characteristics are required for a tumor to be defined as cancerous and therefore benign tumors are non-cancerous. Also, benign tumors generally have a slower growth rate than malignant tumors and the tumor cells are usually more dif...
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benign tumor

A growth that is not cancer. It does not invade nearby tissue or spread to other parts of the body.
Found on http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=B

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benign tumor

one that lacks the properties of invasiveness and metastasis, as opposed to a malignant tumor.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

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benign tumor

Type: Term Definitions: 1. a tumor that does not form metastases and does not invade and destroy adjacent normal tissue. Synonyms: innocent tumor
Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=94840

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Benign tumor

is a tumor that in majority of cases is not life-threatening, it does not invade surrounding tissues and does not metastasize to other parts of the body.
Found on http://www.skincarenet.org/skin-glossary.html

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benign tumor

[n] - a tumor that is not cancerous
Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=benign%20tumor

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benign tumor

benign tumour noun a tumor that is not cancerous
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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Benign Tumor

Non-cancerous tumor.
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22027

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Benign Tumor

Non-cancerous tumor.
Found on https://www.essential-tremor.com/glossary/

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