As nouns the difference between tumour and cytoreduction
is that tumour is (oncology|pathology) an abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia while cytoreduction is (surgery) the surgical removal of part of a malignant tumour.
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
cytoreduction
English
Noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of part of a malignant tumour.
Synonyms
* debulking