seminoma

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S0255875 (sĕm′ə-nō′mə)n. pl. sem·i·no·mas or sem·i·no·ma·ta (-mə-tə) A malignant tumor of the testis arising from sperm-forming tissue.

[Latin sēmen, sēmin-, semen; see semen + -oma.]

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(ˌsɛmɪˈnəʊmə) npl -mas or -mata (-mətə) (Pathology) pathol a malignant tumour of the testicle[C20: from French seminome, from Latin sēmen semen + -oma]

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seminoma - malignant tumor of the testis; usually occurring in older mentesticular cancercarcinoma - any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer

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seminoma

[‚sem·ə′nō·mə] (medicine) A malignant tumor of the testes composed of large, uniform cells with clear cytoplasm.

Seminoma

a tumor of the sexual glands that is usually malignant. Primarily occurring in young men, seminoma affects the testis. Cryptorchidism predisposes an individual to the development of this type of tumor, which metastasizes predominantly along the lymphatics. Seminoma is treated surgically, medicinally, and through radiotherapy.

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seminoma

[sem″ĭ-no´mah] a malignant tumor of the testis thought to arise from primordial germ cells of the sexually undifferentiated embryonic gonad.

sem·i·no·ma

(sem'i-nō'mă), A radiosensitive malignant neoplasm usually arising from germ cells in the testis of young male adults that metastasizes to the paraortic lymph nodes; a counterpart of dysgerminoma of the ovary. [L. semen, seed (semen) + G. -oma, tumor]

seminoma

(sĕm′ə-nō′mə)n. pl. semino·mas or semino·mata (-mə-tə) A malignant tumor of the testis arising from sperm-forming tissue.

seminoma

Lance Armstrong tumor Urology A testicular germ-cell neoplasm and most common tumor of ♂ < age 40 Clinical Mass, ± pain Management Excision, RT Prognosis ± 90% 5-yr survival if treated early. See Anaplastic seminoma, Germ cell tumor, Spermatocytic seminoma.

sem·i·no·ma

(sem'i-nō'mă) A radiosensitive malignant neoplasm usually arising from germ cells in the testis of young male adults that metastasizes to the paraortic lymph nodes; a counterpart of dysgerminoma of the ovary. [L. semen, seed (semen) + G. -oma, tumor]

seminoma

A malignant tumour of the testicle, composed of cells resembling primitive germ cells. The seminoma is highly sensitive to radiotherapy.

Chevassu,

Maurice, French physician, 1877–. Chevassu tumor - testicular germ-cell tumor affecting men over 30 years of age. Synonym(s): seminoma

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noun malignant tumor of the testis

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