"hypertumor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hypertumors [plural]
Etymology: From hyper- + tumor. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|tumor}} hyper- + tumor Head templates: {{en-noun}} hypertumor (plural hypertumors)
  1. A tumor that invades and destroys part of a previously existing tumor. Synonyms: hypertumour

Inflected forms

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