Home › Words › H › hypertumorhypertumorhypertumor means A tumor that invades and destroys part of a previously existing tumor.EtymologyFrom hyper- + tumor.nounA tumor that invades and destroys part of a previously existing tumor.e.g.“Clinically, hypertumors could be related to several paradoxical classes of tumors which, despite showing an aggressive histology, tend to spontaneously regress, such as some cases of neuroblastoma.” — 2007, Mathematical Reviews, page 4127:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.intertumor 62% match — intertumoral vs hypertumor →intratumor 60% match — Within a tumor vs hypertumor →tumorvirus 58% match — Synonym of oncovirus. vs hypertumor →tumorlike 56% match — Resembling a tumor. vs hypertumor →extratumoral 56% match — Outside of a tumor vs hypertumor →xenotumor 56% match — A tumor that originates from a foreign organism. vs hypertumor →tumoral 56% match — Of or pertaining to a tumor/tumour. vs hypertumor →circumtumoral 55% match — Surrounding a tumor vs hypertumor →