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Tumor vs Myxoma - What's the difference?

tumor | myxoma |

As nouns the difference between tumor and myxoma

is that tumor is a tumor (oncology, pathology: an abnormal growth) while myxoma is a tumor of primitive connective tissue.

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

    myxoma

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A tumor of primitive connective tissue.

    • See also

    * ("myxoma" on Wikipedia)