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peritumor

peritumor adjective: surrounding a tumor.

Adjective

peritumor (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding a tumor
    • However, SCM with unknown primary malignancies are very difficult to distinguish from astrocytomas, especially HGAs, because of their similar features on standard MRI, such as obvious enhancement and peritumor edema.2015 July 22, “Differentiation between Solitary Cerebral Metastasis and Astrocytoma on the Basis of Subventricular Zone Involvement on Magnetic Resonance Imaging”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of peritumor

From peri- + tumor.

Questions about peritumor

What does peritumor mean?
Peritumor means surrounding a tumor.
What part of speech is peritumor?
Peritumor is an adjective.

Words near peritumor in the dictionary

  1. perituber
  2. perituberal
  3. peritubular
  4. peritubular capillaries
  5. peritubular capillary
  6. peritumor
  7. peritumoral
  8. peritumorally
  9. peritumorous
  10. peritumour
  11. peritumoural

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