tumor
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English tumour, from Old French tumour, from Latin tumor, from tumeō, from itc-pro *tumēō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂-.
Pronunciation Nountumor (plural tumors) (American spelling)
- (oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
- a benign tumor
- a malignant tumor
- brain tumor
- identify tumor
- pancreatic tumor
- remove a tumor
- take a tumor
- stomach tumor
- (an abnormal growth) neoplasm
- French: tumeur
- German: Tumor, Geschwulst
- Italian: tumore
- Portuguese: tumor
- Russian: о́пухоль
- Spanish: tumor
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