tumor
An abnormal mass of undifferentiated cells within a multicellular organism. They can interfere with vital body functions and absorb nutrients needed elsewhere. They can be malignant (cancerous), which means they will grow rapidly and spread to other parts of the body or cause more tumors to form elsewhere, or be benign, which means that they will generally grow much more slowly and stay put in one area. Selected tumor links:
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