noun
a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
• Syn: ↑malignant neoplasm, ↑metastatic tumor
• Hypernyms: ↑tumor, ↑tumour, ↑neoplasm, ↑malignancy, ↑malignance
• Hyponyms:
↑carcinosarcoma, ↑cancer, ↑malignant neoplastic disease, ↑angiosarcoma, ↑myeloma, ↑neuroblastoma, ↑neuroepithelioma, ↑retinoblastoma
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noun : a metastatic tumor : cancer
Useful english dictionary. 2012.