WILMS' TUMOUR


Meaning of WILMS' TUMOUR in English

[ wɪlmz , vɪlmz ]

■ noun a malignant tumour of the kidney, of a type that occurs in young children.

Origin

early 20th cent.: named after the German surgeon Max Wilms .

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