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Tumour vs Insulinoma - What's the difference?

tumour | insulinoma |

As nouns the difference between tumour and insulinoma

is that tumour is an abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia while insulinoma is a tumour of the pancreas that secretes insulin.

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

    insulinoma

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia insulinoma) (en-noun)
  • (medicine) A tumour of the pancreas that secretes insulin