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Tumor vs Chordoma - What's the difference?

tumor | chordoma |

As nouns the difference between tumor and chordoma

is that tumor is a tumor (oncology, pathology: an abnormal growth) while chordoma is (pathology) a slow-growing, malignant tumor arising from remnants of the notochord.

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

    chordoma

    English

    (wikipedia chordoma)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (pathology) A slow-growing, malignant tumor arising from remnants of the notochord.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 16, author=Cara Buckley, title=Turning the Male Perm Into a Very Good Hair Day, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The tumors, known as chordomas , eat bone and tissue and have done irreparable damage to her spine. Ms. Haigh, who has a 3-year-old daughter, cannot work while she is undergoing treatment. }}