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Tumour vs Adrenalectomy - What's the difference?

tumour | adrenalectomy |

As nouns the difference between tumour and adrenalectomy

is that tumour is (oncology|pathology) an abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia while adrenalectomy is (surgery) the removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.

tumour

English

Noun

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

    • Usage notes

    * * is the standard modern British and Commonwealth spelling (including Canada), and tumor is the standard American spelling.

    Derived terms

    * tumourigenesis

    adrenalectomy

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia adrenalectomy)
  • (surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.

    • Derived terms

    * adrenalectomize