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mər, ˈtyu- noun
1.
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
2.
an uncontrolled, abnormal, circumscribed growth of cells in any animal or plant tissue; neoplasm.
3.
Also, especially British, tu·mour.
Related forms
tu·mor·like, adjective
tu·mor·ous, tu·mor·al, adjective
an·ti·tu·mor, adjective, noun
an·ti·tu·mor·al, adjective
non·tu·mor·ous, adjective
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World English Dictionary
tumour or tumor (ˈtjuːmə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | pathol |
| a. any abnormal swelling | |
| b. a mass of tissue formed by a new growth of cells, normally independent of the surrounding structures | |
| 2. | obsolete pompous style or language |
| [C16: from Latin, from tumēre to swell] | |
| tumor or tumor | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from Latin, from tumēre to swell] | |
| 'tumorous or tumor | |
| —adj | |
| 'tumoral or tumor | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
tumor
1540s, from L. tumor "swelling, condition of being swollen," from tumere "to swell" (see thigh).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
tumor tu·mor (t&oomacr;'mər, ty&oomacr;'-)
n.
An abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells and serving no physiological function; a neoplasm.
A swollen part; a swelling.
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Science Dictionary
tumor  (t 'mər) Pronunciation Key
See neoplasm. See Note at cancer. |
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The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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