tumor
nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//tjuː.mə//
- United Kingdom//tɪʊ̯.məɾ//
- United States//tuː.məɹ//
An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
noun
- 1
An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
a benign tumor
a malignant tumor
brain tumor
identify tumor
Etymology
From Middle English tumour, from Old French tumour, from Latin tumor (“swelling”), from tumeō (“bulge, swell”, verb), from Proto-Italic *tumēō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). Related to English thumb.
Forms
- plural
- tumors
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tumor · An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
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