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Tumour vs Radiosensitization - What's the difference?

tumour | radiosensitization |

As nouns the difference between tumour and radiosensitization

is that tumour is (oncology|pathology) an abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia while radiosensitization is (medicine) treatment of a tumour with radiant heat in order to make it more susceptible to radiation treatment.

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

    radiosensitization

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) treatment of a tumour with radiant heat in order to make it more susceptible to radiation treatment