growth - (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)

acanthoma, skin tumor - a neoplasm originating in the epidermis

angioma - a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels

benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour - a tumor that is not cancerous

blastocytoma, blastoma, embryonal carcinosarcoma - a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells

brain tumor, brain tumour - a tumor in the brain

carcinoid - a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin

celioma - an abdominal tumor

granuloma - a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection

adipose tumor, lipoma - a tumor consisting of fatty tissue

malignant neoplasm, malignant tumor, metastatic tumor - a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body

meningioma - a tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord; usually slow growing and sometimes malignant

neurilemoma, neurofibroma - tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve

neuroma - any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system

phaeochromocytoma, pheochromocytoma - a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension

pinealoma - tumor of the pineal gland

plasmacytoma - neoplasm of plasma cells (usually in bone marrow)

psammoma, sand tumor - a tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain; characterized by sand-like particles

teratoma - a tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site