Warthin tumor
- noun
- /ˈwɔrθɪn ˈtumər/
- Specialized
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tumor de Warthin
- A Warthin tumor typically appears as a painless lump near the jaw or below the ear.
Examples
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The surgeon explained that the Warthin tumor was not cancerous and could be removed safely.
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After the biopsy, the patient was relieved to learn it was a Warthin tumor rather than something malignant.
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A Warthin tumor is often asymptomatic.
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Doctors diagnosed her with a Warthin tumor last week.
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The surgeon explained that the Warthin tumor was not cancerous and could be removed safely.
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After the biopsy, the patient was relieved to learn it was a Warthin tumor rather than something malignant.
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A Warthin tumor typically appears as a painless lump near the jaw or below the ear.
Synonyms
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A noncancerous growth that forms in a gland
A non-cancerous growth that forms fluid-filled sacs in gland tissue
A small noncancerous lump of cells that forms in body tissue
A noncancerous growth of thin skin-like cells that makes a small nipple-shaped bump
Surface Forms
Morphology
Warthin + tumor
Warthin is an eponym (a proper name) with no lexical meaning for typical learners, so combining it with 'tumor' only yields a very general idea of a growth. The specific sense—a benign salivary/parotid tumor—cannot be derived from the constituents, so a B1 learner would not understand the full meaning from the words alone.
Etymology
Warthin tumor is named after the American doctor Aldred Warthin, who first described this painless lump in the salivary gland in the early 1900s. So when doctors say Warthin tumor they mean 'a usually non-cancerous salivary gland lump', and the name is simply the doctor's label for that specific type of lump.