tumor
Unwelcome tissue lump
A tumor is an abnormal mass of tissue that forms when cells multiply uncontrollably.
Tumors may be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous and capable of spreading).
The word appears in both medical contexts and figurative use: The corruption was a tumor on the organization.
Also spelled tumour in British English.
Rapid increase in quantity
- cellularComposed of small units
- divisionSplitting into parts
- enlargementIncrease in size
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
mass · nodule · lump · lesion · spread · progression · expansion · neoplasm
Bodily or emotional distress
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- lumpShapeless solid mass
- massQuantity of matter
- pressureForce upon contact
obstruction · bleeding · fatigue · weight loss · compression · numbness · weakness · headache
Epithelial malignant tumor
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
glioblastoma · adenocarcinoma · glioma · metastasis · metastatic · invasive · aggressive · malignancy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- imagingProducing visual representations
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
PET scan · mammogram · screening · detection · staging · pathology · histology · cytology
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
oncologist · resection · excision · ablation · targeted therapy · remission · palliative · adjuvant
proliferation
Rapid increase in quantity
- cellularComposed of small units
- divisionSplitting into parts
- enlargementIncrease in size
swelling · mass · nodule · lump · lesion · spread · progression · expansion · neoplasm · neoplastic
pain
Bodily or emotional distress
pressure · obstruction · bleeding · fatigue · weight loss · compression · numbness · weakness · headache · seizure
carcinoma
Epithelial malignant tumor
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
leukemia · glioblastoma · adenocarcinoma · glioma · metastasis · metastatic · invasive · aggressive · malignancy · osteosarcoma
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- imagingProducing visual representations
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
ultrasound · PET scan · mammogram · screening · detection · staging · pathology · histology · cytology · marker
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
oncology · oncologist · resection · excision · ablation · targeted therapy · remission · palliative · adjuvant · clinical trial
adenoma
Benign epithelial tumor
papilloma · meningioma · hemangioma · teratoma · polyp · nevus · chondroma · angioma · dermoid
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- ailmentsache, aches, ailment, cold, flu
- breast cancerbreast cancer, mastectomy, mammogram, lumpectomy, mammography
- oncologycancer, carcinoma, metastasis, malignancy, oncogene
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
- cancer symptomslump, weight loss, bleeding, persistent cough, swollen lymph nodes
tumorhealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · remission · cure · clean bill of health · homeostasis
tumorhealing
Restoration of health
remission · recovery · regression · cure · resolution
- brain tumorAbnormal growth in head
- malignant tumorCancerous bodily growth
- brain tumourGrowth inside the skull
- benign tumorHarmless abnormal growth
- rare tumorAtypical cancerous growth
- tumor excisionSurgical removal of abnormal growth
tumors, tumour, tumours, tumescence, tumoral, tumorous, tumored