See Also: nephroblastoma(medicine)

maliferous (iou) and nephroblastoma (medicine)


maliferous (iou)



maliferous adjective. Now rare. E18.
[from Latin malus bad: see -FEROUS.]
Bringing or producing evil; unwholesome, insalubrious.

nephroblastoma (medicine)


nephroblastoma
<oncology, tumour> Wilm's tumour or nephroblastoma, is a cancerous tumour of the kidney in children. Wilm's is the most common tumour of the kidney and the most common intra-abdominal tumour in children. The exact cause is unknown, but probably develops in foetal tissue due to an underlying genetic factor.