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Epulis vs Tumor - What's the difference?

epulis | tumor |

As nouns the difference between epulis and tumor

is that epulis is a hard tumour developed from the gums while tumor is an abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.

epulis

English

Noun

(epulides)
  • (medicine) A hard tumour developed from the gums.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    tumor

    English

    (wikipedia tumor)

    Alternative forms

    * tumour (Commonwealth)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.

    • Usage notes

    is the standard modern spelling elsewhere.

    Synonyms

    * (an abnormal growth) neoplasm

    Hyponyms

    * (an abnormal growth) adenoma, granuloma * See also

    Derived terms

    * tumorigenesis