| 释义 |
Definition of Wilms' tumour in English: Wilms' tumournounwɪlmzvɪlmz A malignant tumour of the kidney, of a type that occurs in young children. Example sentencesExamples - This pioneering, statistically based model explained both the hereditary and sporadic forms of retinoblastoma, and was followed by similar models for neuroblastoma and Wilms' tumor.
- Children are more likely to develop a kind of kidney cancer called Wilms' tumor.
- An abdominal mass in a child may also be due to Wilms' tumor.
- Maddy was only three years old when she was diagnosed with Wilms' tumour, a rare childhood cancer that affects the kidneys.
- She is now in good health despite being diagnosed with Wilms' tumor, a cancer which affects the kidneys, in 1999.
Origin Early 20th century: named after Max Wilms (1867–1918), German surgeon. |