nephroblastoma

Definitions of nephroblastoma
  1. noun
    malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass
    synonyms: Wilms tumour, Wilms' tumor, adenomyosarcoma, embryoma of the kidney
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    type of:
    sarcoma
    a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer
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