BENIGN TUMOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does benign tumor mean? 

• BENIGN TUMOR (noun)
  The noun BENIGN TUMOR has 1 sense:

1. a tumor that is not cancerous

  Familiarity information: BENIGN TUMOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BENIGN TUMOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tumor that is not cancerous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

benign tumor; benign tumour; nonmalignant neoplasm; nonmalignant tumor; nonmalignant tumour

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 

A benign tumor of the breast characterized by the presence of stromal and epithelial elements.

(Fibroadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign tumor of fibrous or fully developed connective tissue.

(Fibroma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A benign tumor, composed of lobules of mature adipocytes, that penetrates the surrounding tissue from which it arises.

(Infiltrating Lipoma, NCI Thesaurus)

This is usually a benign tumor. (WHO, 2000) — 2003

(Esophageal Granular Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a morphologically benign tumor composed of cuboidal, transitional, or squamoid cells.

(Cystic Tumor of Atrioventricular Node, NCI Thesaurus)

We both agreed we must be grateful that the doctors found a benign tumor, and her insurance paid for most of the surgery.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

A histologically benign tumor, usually cystic with a vascular mural nodule, that is most often found in the cerebellum though it has been reported at other sites within the neuraxis.

(Cerebellar hemangioblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Some are benign tumors, which aren't cancer.

(Childhood Brain Tumors, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

A benign tumor, composed of mature adipocytes, that arises within skeletal muscle fibers.

(Intramuscular Lipoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is the most frequent benign tumor of the liver and usually affects young females.

(Liver Cavernous Hemangioma, NCI Thesaurus)