The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.
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Myxoma
A tumor made up of a gelatinous tissue resembling that found in the umbilical cord.
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a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Pathology.A sample of tissue taken from the body for diagnostic examination.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Pathology.A cancer. By some medical writers, the term is applied to an indolent tumor. See Cancer.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Pathology.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Pathology.A new formation or tissue, the product of morbid action.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Pathology.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Pathology.A morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of the body; especially, a growth produced by deposition of new tissue; a neopla…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Pathology.an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Pathology.Resembling a crab; pertaining to the Cancroidea, one of the families of crabs, including the genus Cancer.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Pathology.any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Pathology.A type of skin cancer.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Pathology.malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth; most common in men over the age of 60
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Pathology.a malignant neoplasm of the skin
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Pathology.the most common form of skin cancer
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Pathology.a neoplasm originating in the epidermis
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Pathology.malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Oncology, Pathology.a tumor consisting of fatty tissue
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A name given by Prof. Huxley to a gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and preserved in alcohol. He supposed th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tumor, gelatinous, tissue, resembling, found.That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tumor, gelatinous, tissue, resembling, found.The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tumor, gelatinous, tissue, resembling, found.A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and especially in nerve…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tumor, gelatinous, tissue, resembling, found.The string of a musical instrument.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tumor, gelatinous, tissue, resembling, found.Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tumor, gelatinous, tissue, resembling, found.A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tumor, gelatinous, tissue, resembling, found.A tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue, or of same modification of such tissue.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tumor, gelatinous, tissue, resembling, found.A cord, baud, or bundle of fibers; esp., one of the small bundles of fibers, of which large nerves are made up; applied also to differ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tumor, gelatinous, tissue, resembling, found.A cord; specifically, the umbilical cord or navel string.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tumor, gelatinous, tissue, resembling, found.An amorphous, gelatinous substance containing nitrogen, found in milk and other animal fluids. It resembles peptone, and is variously…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tumor, gelatinous, tissue, resembling, found.A tumor springing from the neuroglia or connective tissue of the brain, spinal cord, or other portions of the nervous system.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tumor, gelatinous, tissue, resembling, found.
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