tumour

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Noun
  - 1.1.1 Usage notes
  - 1.1.2 Derived terms
2 Old French
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Noun
  - 2.2.1 Descendants

English [edit]

Noun [edit]

tumour (plural tumours)

(British) Alternative spelling of tumor.

Usage notes [edit]

Tumour is the standard modern British spelling, and tumor is the standard American spelling.

Derived terms [edit]

tumourigenesis

Old French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from Latin tumor.

Noun [edit]

tumour

tumor (abnormal swelling of an animal's living tissue)
- 1288,
  
  Tumour ou enflour

Descendants [edit]

English: tumor, tumour (borrowed)
French: tumeur

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