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hypertumour

hypertumour is the alternative spelling of hypertumor.

Meaning of hypertumor

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

Forms of hypertumour

pluralhypertumours

Origin of hypertumour

From hyper- + tumour.

Questions about hypertumour

What is hypertumour the alternative spelling of?
Hypertumour is the alternative spelling of hypertumor.

Words near hypertumour in the dictionary

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

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