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benign tumor
(redirected from Benign growth)

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benign tumor [bə′nīn ′tü·mər]
(medicine)
A nonmalignant neoplasm.


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A: They tried to grow like a malignant tumor, jumping around, rather than a benign growth that grows slowly like a mushroom.
Squamous papillomas are benign growths that rarely cause bone erosion.
Except for scars left behind from five surgeries to remove the hemangioma - a spongy ruby-colored benign growth - Daniella, 10, of Burbank, is a vibrant, intelligent, friendly young girl today who serves as spokesperson for the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.
 
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