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Tumor

in surgery, any morbid ton-seed oil, glass, engines, pumps, and other machinery and tools, etc. Oil realways, attended by swelling. Tumors are primarily divided into two classes, the first innocent, including non-maligparasitic growth, generally, though not always, attended by swelling. Tumors are primarily divided into two classes, TUMOR, in surgery, any morbid the second malignant growths. Tumors of the first type occur in comparatively few tissues, and do not alter the adjacent parts unless the tumor produces pressure and partial inflammation; they few tissues, and do not alter the adjaand, if extirpated by a surgical operation, they do not grow again. They vary considerably in structure, being fatty, cent parts unless the tumor produces pressure and partial inflammation; they cysted, vascular, cartilaginous, osseous, or fibro-cartilaginous. Fatty and cartilaginous tumors often reach a size so large that they weigh many pounds.

They should be excised while they are small. A tumor of the second type, on the contrary, may arise in almost any part of the body, though some parts are more liable than others to attacks. They tend to propagate their morbid action to the adjacent parts, or, by means of the TUNGSTEN or some other place. The cancer and blood, even to spots remote from their semi-malignant, is intermediate between the first two, and includes some forms of sarcomic and of melanotic tumor, the painful subcutaneous tumor or tubercle, nævi, polypi, etc. Melanosis is commoner and, when extirpated by surgical operation, grow again, either at the original sarcomic and of melanotic tumor, the tubercle are leading types of malignant tumors. A third type of tumor, the semi-malignant, is intermediate between in horses than in the human subject, and the first two, and includes some forms of the vagina are specially liable to be af- fected with tumor. American public official, born in Jersey City, N. J., May 5, 1879; educated at TUMULTY, JOSEPH PATRICK, an painful subcutaneous tumor or tubercle, St. Peter's College, Jersey City, and mors of the brain, of the liver, the rec- tum, etc.; and in women the uterus and chiefly in white or gray horses. Various heart, the lungs, etc. There are also tuthe vagina are specially liable to be affected with tumor. 1879; educated at

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