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Tumour vs Papilloma - What's the difference?

tumour | papilloma |

As nouns the difference between tumour and papilloma

is that tumour is (oncology|pathology) an abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia while papilloma is (pathology|oncology) an epithelial tumour, usually benign, with the appearance of a papilla.

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

    papilloma

    English

    (wikipedia papilloma)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (pathology, oncology) An epithelial tumour, usually benign, with the appearance of a papilla.
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