nonmalignant neoplasm

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nonmalignant neoplasm - a tumor that is not cancerous benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumourneoplasm, tumor, tumour - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purposeadenoma - a benign epithelial tumor of glandular originchondroma - a common benign tumor of cartilage cellsenchondroma - benign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet)fibroma - nonmalignant tumor of connective tissuemyoma - a benign tumor composed of muscle tissuemyxoma - a benign tumor of connective tissue containing jellylike materialneurinoma - tumor (usually benign) of the sheath surrounding a nerveosteoblastoma - benign tumor of bone and fibrous tissue; occurs in the vertebrae or femur or tibia or arm bones (especially in young adults)osteochondroma - benign tumor containing both bone and cartilage; usually occurs near the end of a long boneosteoma - a slow growing benign tumor of consisting of bone tissue; usually on the skull or mandiblepapillary tumor, papillary tumour, papilloma, villoma - a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass