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(TOO-mer MY-kroh-en-VY-run-MENT)
| | The normal cells, molecules, and blood vessels that surround and feed a tumor cell. A tumor can change its microenvironment, and the microenvironment can affect how a tumor grows and spreads. |
| Previous Definitions: | tumor debulking, tumor infiltrating lymphocyte, tumor initiation, tumor load, tumor marker | | Next Definitions: | tumor model, tumor necrosis factor, tumor promotion, tumor suppressor gene, tumor vasculature–targeted tumor necrosis factor alpha |
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