tumor

/tjuː.mə/

tjuː · mə (2 syllables)

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Definition

An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.

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.

Example Sentences

  • "a benign tumor"
  • "a malignant tumor"
  • "brain tumor"
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