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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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