Growth

Of pathology and illness.

(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor).

This concept's ID is @1~71708

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  • tumor 18 facts

    An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose.

  • polyp 3 facts

    A small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane.

  • excrescence 1 facts

    (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body.

  • peduncle 0 facts

    The thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body.

  • hamartoma 0 facts

    A focal growth that resembles a neoplasm but results from faulty development in an or...

  • exostosis 0 facts

    A benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage).