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Tumour vs Blastoma - What's the difference?

tumour | blastoma |

As nouns the difference between tumour and blastoma

is that tumour is (oncology|pathology) an abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia while blastoma is (pathology) a tumour that is caused by malignancies in precursor cells or blasts.

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

    blastoma

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (pathology) A tumour that is caused by malignancies in precursor cells or blasts.
  • Derived terms

    * ameloblastoma * gonadoblastoma * medulloblastoma * nephroblastoma * pineoblastoma * retinoblastoma