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Tumor vs Dysplasia - What's the difference?

tumor | dysplasia |

As nouns the difference between tumor and dysplasia

is that tumor is a tumor (oncology, pathology: an abnormal growth) while dysplasia is (pathology) abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a precancerous stage of growth.

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

    dysplasia

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pathology) Abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a precancerous stage of growth.

    • Related terms

    * dysplastic