Wilms' tumour
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Wilms' tumour — /wilmz tūˈmər/ (pathology) noun A malignant kidney tumour usu occurring in early childhood, composed of embryonal structures ORIGIN: M Wilms (1867–1918), German surgeon … Useful english dictionary
Wilms' tumour — [wɪlmz, vɪlmz] noun a malignant tumour of the kidney, of a type that occurs in young children. Origin early 20th cent.: named after the German surgeon Max Wilms … English new terms dictionary
Wilms' tumour — Childhood kidney tumour. Like retinoblastoma, both sporadic and inherited forms occur. Believed to be caused by development of homozygosity for a deletion mutation of the tip of the short arm of chromosome 11, which is presumed to contain a… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Wilms tumour — noun malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass • Syn: ↑Wilms tumor, ↑adenomyosarcoma, ↑nephroblastoma, ↑embryoma of the kidney • Hypernyms: ↑sarcoma … Useful english dictionary
Wilms' tumour — nephroblastoma … The new mediacal dictionary
Wilms' tumor — Classification and external resources Cut section showing two halves of a nephroblastoma specimen. Note the prominent septa subdividing the sectioned surface and the protrusion of tumor into the renal pelvis, resembling botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma … Wikipedia
Wilms' tumor — noun malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass • Syn: ↑Wilms tumour, ↑adenomyosarcoma, ↑nephroblastoma, ↑embryoma of the kidney • Hypernyms: ↑sarcoma … Useful english dictionary
tumour suppressor — (= antioncogene; cancer susceptibility gene) A gene that encodes a product that normally negatively regulates the cell cycle, and that must be mutated or otherwise inactivated before a cell can proceed to rapid division. Examples: p53, RB… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Нефробластома (Nephroblastoma), Опухоль Вильмса (Wilms'Tumour) — злокачественная опухоль почки, встречающаяся у детей (считается врожденной ред.). В возрасте старше восьми лет она развивается крайне редко; основным симптомом ее развития является увеличение размеров живота, боли в животе, признаки частичной… … Медицинские термины
Опухоль Вильмса (Wilms' Tumour) — см. Нефробластома. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
