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Noun: benign tumour
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: benign tumor)
  1. A tumour that is not cancerous
    "The biopsy confirmed that the lump was a benign tumour";
    - benign tumor [US], nonmalignant tumor [US], nonmalignant tumour [Brit, Cdn], nonmalignant neoplasm

Derived forms: benign tumours

Type of: neoplasm, tumor [US], tumour [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Benign tumour