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SKIN TUMOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A neoplasm originating in the epidermis
Synonyms:
acanthoma; skin tumor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("skin tumor" is a kind of...):
neoplasm; tumor; tumour (an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "skin tumor"):
keratoacanthoma (skin tumor that grows rapidly (especially in older people) and resembles a carcinoma but does not spread; it usually disappears spontaneously, often leaving a scar)
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