| NOUN | state | benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm | a tumor that is not cancerous |
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| Meaning | A tumor that is not cancerous. | |
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| Synonyms | benign tumour, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm | |
| Narrower | adenoma | A benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin |
| chondroma | A common benign tumor of cartilage cells | |
| enchondroma | benign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet) | |
| fibroma | nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue | |
| myoma | A benign tumor composed of muscle tissue | |
| myxoma | A benign tumor of connective tissue containing jellylike material | |
| neurinoma | tumor (usually benign) of the sheath surrounding a nerve | |
| osteoblastoma | benign tumor of bone and fibrous tissue | |
| osteochondroma | benign tumor containing both bone and cartilage | |
| osteoma | A slow growing benign tumor of consisting of bone tissue | |
| papilloma, villoma, papillary tumor, papillary tumour | A benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass | |
| Broader | tumor, tumour, neoplasm | An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose |