Common side effects and minor risks associated with anesthesia. Most side effects of general anesthesia are minor in people who are otherwise healthy and they can be easily managed by your anesthesia care team.
Synonyms for cancer in the sense of this definition. malignant neoplastic disease (cancer is a kind of ...) a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body. malignant neoplasm; malignant tumor; metastatic tumor (... is a kind of cancer) a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer. lymphoma
tumor. 1  1. swelling, one of the cardinal signs of inflammation; morbid enlargement. 2  2. neoplasm; a new growth of tissue in which cell multiplication is uncontrolled and progressive. 3  Tumors are called also cancers or neoplasms, which means that they are composed of new and actively growing tissue. Their growth is faster than that of normal tissue, continuing after cessation of the stimuli that evoked the growth, and serving no useful physiological purpose.