benign tumor

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benign tumor - a tumor that is not cancerous benign tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour neoplasm, tumor, tumour - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose 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; occurs in the vertebrae or femur or tibia or arm bones (especially in young adults) osteochondroma - benign tumor containing both bone and cartilage; usually occurs near the end of a long bone osteoma - a slow growing benign tumor of consisting of bone tissue; usually on the skull or mandible papillary tumor, papillary tumour, papilloma, villoma - a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass