tumor
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- tumour (Commonwealth)
Etymology[edit]
From Old French tumour, from Latin tumor (“swelling”), from tumeō (“I bulge, swell”). English usage attested since the 16th century.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tumor (plural tumors)
- (oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
Usage notes[edit]
Tumor is the standard US spelling and an alternative spelling in Canada. Tumour is the standard modern spelling elsewhere.
Synonyms[edit]
- (an abnormal growth): neoplasm
Hyponyms[edit]
- (an abnormal growth): primary brain tumor
- See also Thesaurus:tumor
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
oncology, pathology: an abnormal growth
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References[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Noun[edit]
tumor m (plural tumors)
Czech[edit]
Noun[edit]
tumor m
Synonyms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- tumor in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- tumor in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French tumour, from Latin tumor (“swelling”), from tumeō (“I bulge, swell”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Audio (file) - Hyphenation: tu‧mor
Noun[edit]
tumor m (plural tumoren, diminutive tumortje n)
Synonyms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tumeō (“I bulge, swell”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tumor m (genitive tumōris); third declension
- The state of being swollen.
- A swelling, tumor.
- The swell of the sea.
- (of the ground) An elevation, swelling.
- (figuratively) A commotion, fermentation, excitement; arrogance.
- (rhetoric) An inflated or pompous style, bombast.
Inflection[edit]
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | tumor | tumōrēs |
genitive | tumōris | tumōrum |
dative | tumōrī | tumōribus |
accusative | tumōrem | tumōrēs |
ablative | tumōre | tumōribus |
vocative | tumor | tumōrēs |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- tumor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tumor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tumor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- tumor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
tumor m (plural tumores)
Synonyms[edit]
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tȗmor m (Cyrillic spelling ту̑мор)
Declension[edit]
Declension of tumor
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
tumor m (plural tumores)
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