tumored

Having abnormal growths

Tumored describes something that has a tumor or tumors—abnormal growths of tissue: a tumored lung, the tumored mass was removed surgically.

The word appears mainly in medical and scientific contexts.

Untumored is its opposite.

malignant

carcinoma

Epithelial malignant tumor

lymphoma · melanoma · leukemia · myeloma · metastatic · invasive · aggressive · neoplastic · carcinogenic · metastasis

treatment

chemotherapy

Anti-cancer drug treatment

resection · excision · ablation · oncology · palliative · remission · targeted therapy · clinical trial · debulking · radiotherapy

growth

mass

Quantity of matter

  • lesionArea of pathological change
  • noduleRounded small lump
  • lumpShapeless solid mass

swelling · neoplasm · proliferation · enlargement · hyperplasia · cellular · tissue · bulging · protrusion · distended

diagnosis

biopsy

Tissue sample for diagnosis

  • imagingProducing visual representations
  • MRIMagnetic body imaging
  • CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging

PET scan · ultrasound · mammogram · pathology · histology · screening · prognosis · staging · oncologist · radiologist

benign

adenoma

Benign epithelial tumor

hemangioma · polyp · cyst · papilloma · chondroma · teratoma · nevi · angioma · encapsulated · slow-growing

Opposites
pathological state

tumoredhealthy

In good physical condition

normal · sound · unaffected · clear · clean

growth character

tumoredbenign

Not harmful or threatening

noncancerous · nonmalignant · untransformed

health status

tumoredhealthy

In good physical condition

normal · sound · wholesome · well · robust

Phrases
Family

tumor, tumors, antitumor, tumorous

Familiarity
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