growth
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- noun
- /ɡroʊθ/
- Specialized
- After reviewing the scans, the oncologist confirmed the presence of a malignant growth in the patient's lung.
- tumor growth
- malignant growth
- uncontrolled growth
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Watch on YouTubeThey're showing that these myokines can inhibit tumor cell growth in the prostate.
- They're showing that these myokines can inhibit tumor cell growth in the prostate.
- He's got a growth in his neck the size of grapefruit.
- It tends to promote growth, and it tends to promote growth in cancer cells as well.
- All of these processes have been shown to play a critical role in the growth and spread of cancer.
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The good news is, Devin, if we can remove all of this cancerous growth, we may be able to prevent it from spreading to your brain.
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Cancer is a complex group of diseases, each characterized by the uncontrolled growth of previously normal cells.
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All of these processes have been shown to play a critical role in the growth and spread of cancer.
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"Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell."
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The buildings are like a cancerous growth down there.
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Histochemical analysis of the obtained specimens indicated a malignant neoplastic growth with high mitotic activity.
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I believe... that the growth in my head-- this head, this one right here-- I think that it is not really a tumor, not an uncontrolled, undirected little bubbling pot of flesh, but that it is in fact... a new organ, a new part of the brain.
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Ectopic expression of circ-Foxo3 could trigger stress-induced apoptosis and inhibit the growth of tumor xenografts.
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The doctor explained that the unusual growth in his neck could be a tumor that needs further examination.
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Research has shown that certain chemicals can promote the rapid growth of abnormal cells in the body.
Synonyms
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A mass of extra cells in the body that does not help it
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A group of extra cells that forms a lump and may be cancer
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A chemical made by a gland that makes people and animals grow and cells multiply
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A chemical made by a small gland under the brain that helps the body grow and make new cells
- Jargon
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A share in a company expected to increase in value faster than most shares
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A natural substance that makes cells divide and change into different types
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A layer of wood made in one year that appears as a ring in a tree trunk
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A chemical made in the brain that tells another gland to release growth hormone
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A natural or man-made substance in plants that controls how they grow and develop
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Plants grow best when they get enough water, light, and nutrients
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Etymology
The word growth uses the same root grow that means 'to become bigger', and in medicine it can mean a new lump or mass that has grown inside the body. A helpful way to remember this meaning is to think of a 'growth' as something that has grown where it should not have.