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Why is a tumor not a parasite?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 11/16/2022

A tumor is not a parasite because a parasite is a flesh eating bacterial bug thatforms under skin or in organs. A tumor is like a muscle or like play dough formed by the diagnosion of cancer and tightens aroun said organs or muscles.

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∙ 15y ago

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A tumor is the name for a swelling or lesion formed by an abnormal growth of cells.A parasite is a separate organism in a symbiotic relationship.

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# No; a parasite is a living organism that feeds off another living organism's body, known as the host. A tumor is a group of cells that mutate and then reproduce rapidly normally with harmful effects. # Yes, if the tumor is considered an organism.

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