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benign tumor

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


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A benign tumor will crowd out healthy cells, but will not spread to other parts of the body.
In September, Fujimori was diagnosed having a benign tumor in his pancreas.
The difference between malignant tumors and benign tumors are that benign tumors do not spread and do not invade surrounding tissue and organs.
 
 
 
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