noun
a tumor that is not cancerous
• Syn: ↑benign tumor, ↑benign tumour, ↑nonmalignant tumour, ↑nonmalignant neoplasm
• Hyponyms:
↑adenoma, ↑chondroma, ↑enchondroma, ↑fibroma, ↑myoma, ↑myxoma, ↑neurinoma, ↑osteoblastoma, ↑osteochondroma, ↑osteoma, ↑papilloma, ↑villoma, ↑papillary tumor, ↑papillary tumour
Useful english dictionary. 2012.