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WILMS TUMOUR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass
Synonyms:
adenomyosarcoma; embryoma of the kidney; nephroblastoma; Wilms' tumor; Wilms tumour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("Wilms tumour" is a kind of...):
sarcoma (a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer)
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