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seminoma

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sem·i·no·ma  (sm-nm)
n. pl. sem·i·no·mas or sem·i·no·ma·ta (-m-t)
A malignant tumor of the testis arising from sperm-forming tissue.

[Latin smen, smin-, semen; see semen + -oma.]

seminoma [ˌsɛmɪˈnəʊmə]
n
pl -mas, -mata [-mətə] (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a malignant tumour of the testicle
[from French seminome, from Latin sēmen semen + -oma]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.seminoma - malignant tumor of the testis; usually occurring in older men
carcinoma - any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer


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Testicular cancer is also known as germ cell tumor and is of two kinds - seminoma or nonseminoma.
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