tumour
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French tumour, from Latin tumor (“swelling”), from tumeō (“I bulge, swell”).
Noun[edit]
tumour (plural tumours)
- (oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
Usage notes[edit]
- UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada spelling of tumor
- Tumour is the standard modern British and Commonwealth spelling (including Canada), and tumor is the standard American spelling.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
tumor — see tumor
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
tumour ?
- tumor (abnormal swelling of an animal's living tissue)
- 1288,
- Tumour ou enflour
- 1288,
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Oncology
- en:Pathology
- British English
- Australian English
- New Zealand English
- Canadian English
- Old French terms derived from Latin
- Old French borrowed terms
- Old French lemmas
- Old French nouns
