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| hy·per·ne·phro·ma [ hpər nə frṓmə ] (plural hy·per·ne·phro·mas or hy·per·ne·phro·ma·ta [ hpər nə frṓmətə ]) |
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kidney cancer: a malignant kidney tumor that tends to produce no symptoms or signs until a relatively late stage
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| [<hyper- (from a mistaken belief that the tumor arose from the adrenal gland above the kidney) + Greek nephros "kidney"] |
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