tumor

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Hyponyms 1.4.3 Derived terms 1.4.4 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Spanish 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative spellings

• tumour (Commonwealth)

[edit] Etymology

From Old French tumour < Latin tumor (“‘swelling’”). English usage attested since the 16th century.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /tjuː.mə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /tju:.m@(r)/

  Rhymes: -uːmə(r)

[edit] Noun

tumor (plural tumors)

1. (oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.

[edit] Synonyms

• (an abnormal growth): neoplasm

[edit] Hyponyms

• (an abnormal growth): adenoma, granuloma
• See also Wikisaurus:tumor

[edit] Derived terms

• tumorigenesis

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From the verb tumere (“‘to bulge, to swell’”).

[edit] Noun

tumor

1. The state of being swollen.
2. A swelling.

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

tumor m. (plural tumores)

1. tumor