tumour
nounattested in dialogue
Commonwealth standard spelling of tumor.
noun
- 1
Commonwealth standard spelling of tumor.
At this time, and at another occasion when she feared she had a brain tumour, she “consulted Dr Google”.
Etymology
From Middle English tumour, from Old French tumour, from Latin tumor (“swelling”), from tumeō (“bulge, swell”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). Related to English thumb.
Forms
- plural
- tumours
tumbling · The act of something that tumbles.tummy · The stomach or belly.tumor · An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess,…
tumour · Commonwealth standard spelling of tumor.
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