Which of the following statements is NOT true about the medical term hypernephroma?

A. It is another name for renal cell carcinoma.
B. It breaks into hyper (over) + nephr (kidney) + oma (tumor).
C. It is a cancer of the kidneys.
D. It is a disease of the kidneys characterized by the formation of many fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys.
E. It is a form of nephropathy.


Answer: D

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