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peritumour

peritumour is the alternative form of peritumor.

Meaning of peritumor

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 peritumour

From peri- + tumour.

Questions about peritumour

What is peritumour the alternative form of?
Peritumour is the alternative form of peritumor.

Words near peritumour in the dictionary

  1. peritubular capillary
  2. peritumor
  3. peritumoral
  4. peritumorally
  5. peritumorous
  6. peritumour
  7. peritumoural
  8. peritumourally
  9. peritus
  10. perityphlic
  11. perityphlitic

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