SAND TUMOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sand tumor mean? 

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

1. a tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain; characterized by sandlike particles

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAND TUMOR (noun)

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Meaning:

A tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain; characterized by sandlike particles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

psammoma; sand tumor

Hypernyms ("sand tumor" is a kind of...):

neoplasm; tumor; tumour (an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose)