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单词 pseudotumour
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Definition of pseudotumour in English:

pseudotumour

noun ˈs(j)uːdəʊˌtjuːmə
Medicine
  • 1A mass or other lesion that gives rise to signs or symptoms suggestive of a neoplasm but is non-neoplastic (usually inflammatory or hyperplastic) in origin.

  • 2More fully "pseudotumour cerebri". A syndrome characterized by increased intracranial pressure occurring in the absence of an intracranial mass or abnormality of the cerebral ventricles.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Todd's Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology. From pseudo- + tumour.

Definition of pseudotumour in US English:

pseudotumour

nounˈs(j)uːdəʊˌtjuːmə
Medicine
  • 1A mass or other lesion that gives rise to signs or symptoms suggestive of a neoplasm but is non-neoplastic (usually inflammatory or hyperplastic) in origin.

  • 2More fully "pseudotumour cerebri". A syndrome characterized by increased intracranial pressure occurring in the absence of an intracranial mass or abnormality of the cerebral ventricles.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Todd's Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology. From pseudo- + tumour.

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