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hypertumor

hypertumor noun: a tumor that invades and destroys part of a previously existing tumor.

Noun

hypertumor (plural hypertumors)

  1. A tumor that invades and destroys part of a previously existing tumor.
    • Clinically, hypertumors could be related to several paradoxical classes of tumors which, despite showing an aggressive histology, tend to spontaneously regress, such as some cases of neuroblastoma.2007, Mathematical Reviews, page 4127
    • In particular, one will recognize a hypertumor not just as regions of nutrient deficiency but as regions of nutrient deficency that always correlate with invading cells displaying cytological or genetic features of aggressive proliferation.2016, Yang Kuang, John D. Nagy, Steffen E. Eikenberry, Introduction to Mathematical Oncology, →ISBN, page 297

Examples of hypertumor in a sentence

  • They argue that tumors must be drastically larger in larger animals to be lethal, giving the hypertumor more time to grow and force the parent tumor to become necrotic.2016, Carlo C. Maley, Mel Greaves, Frontiers in Cancer Research, →ISBN, page 229:
  • According to the hypertumor hypothesis, as tumors grow larger, younger malignant cells take over their parents and outstrip them of their blood supply, resulting in tumor ischemic necrosis.2016, Anca Ioviţă, The Aging Gap Between Species, →ISBN:

Forms of hypertumor

pluralhypertumors
alternative formhypertumour

Origin of hypertumor

From hyper- + tumor.

Questions about hypertumor

What does hypertumor mean?
Hypertumor means a tumor that invades and destroys part of a previously existing tumor.
How do you use hypertumor in a sentence?
They argue that tumors must be drastically larger in larger animals to be lethal, giving the hypertumor more time to grow and force the parent tumor to become necrotic.
What part of speech is hypertumor?
Hypertumor is a noun.
What is the plural of hypertumor?
The plural of hypertumor is hypertumors.

Words near hypertumor in the dictionary

  1. hypertrophying
  2. hypertropia
  3. hypertropias
  4. hypertropic
  5. hypertufa
  6. hypertumor
  7. hypertumors
  8. hypertumour
  9. hypertumours
  10. hypertussive
  11. hypertwisted

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