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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A malignant tumor of the kidney that is associated with certain genetic abnormalities and chiefly affects young children.
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- noun malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Max Wilms, (1867–1918), German surgeon.]
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