- phantom tumor
- phantom tumor n a swelling (as of the abdomen) suggesting a tumor
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Phantom tumor — Phantom Phan tom, n. [OE. fantome, fantosme, fantesme, OF. fant[^o]me, fr. L. phantasma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to show. See {Fancy}, and cf. {Pha[ e]ton}, {Phantasm}, {Phase}.] That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phantom tumor — noun : a swelling (as of the abdomen) suggesting a tumor and occurring in hysterical persons … Useful english dictionary
Phantom — Phan tom, n. [OE. fantome, fantosme, fantesme, OF. fant[^o]me, fr. L. phantasma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to show. See {Fancy}, and cf. {Pha[ e]ton}, {Phantasm}, {Phase}.] That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a phantasm; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phantom ship — Phantom Phan tom, n. [OE. fantome, fantosme, fantesme, OF. fant[^o]me, fr. L. phantasma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to show. See {Fancy}, and cf. {Pha[ e]ton}, {Phantasm}, {Phase}.] That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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tumor — 1. Any swelling or tumefaction. 2. SYN: neoplasm. 3. One of the four signs of inflammation (t., calor, dolor, rubor) enunciated by Celsus. [L. t., a swelling] acinar cell t. a … Medical dictionary
pseudoplasm — ˈsüdōˌplazəm noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pseud + plasm; probably originally formed in German : an apparent neoplasm that disappears spontaneously : phantom tumor … Useful english dictionary
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