Tumorous

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1. An abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells and serving no physiological function; a neoplasm.

2. A swollen part; a swelling.

[Middle English tumour, from Latin tumor, from tumre, to swell; see teu- in Indo-European roots.]

tumor·al, tumor·ous adj.

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fungus tumour warble			Under the current practice, the surgeon cleans the tumorous tissues and send them to pathology. (SCI) TURKISH PHYSICANS WORK ON INSTANT BIOPSY by Anadolu (Eskisehir, Turkey) The sub stages of stage three run as follows: Stage 3a: Cancer can be seen under the microscope in tissue taken from the lining of the abdomen (peritoneum) Stage 3b: Tumorous growths smaller than 2cm are discovered on the lining of the abdomen Stage 3c: Tumorous growths smaller than 2cm are discovered on the lining of the abdomen, or the lymph nodes in the upper abdomen, or the groin or behind the womb contain cancer. The Four Stages of Ovarian Cancer by Fred Camaros / Health, general community Dr Shorrock wrote two reports on the death of Liversedge woman Gladys Allen, 78, who died after surgery for a tumorous kidney at Dewsbury District Hospital in January, 2000. Probe clears pathologist by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)			tumbling box tumbrel tumbril tumefacient tumefaction tumefy tumesce tumescence tumescent tumid Tumidity tumidness Tummals tummler tummy tummy crunch tummy tuck tummyache tumor tumor necrosis factor tumor suppressor gene tumor virus Tumored tumorigenesis tumorigenic Tumorous tumour tumour necrosis factor tump tump over tumpline Tums tumular Tumulate tumuli tumulose Tumulosity Tumulous tumult Tumulter Tumultuarily Tumultuariness tumultuary Tumultuate Tumultuation tumultuous tumultuous disturbance tumultuously tumultuousness tumulus tun			Tumor/Normal Mucosa Tumor/Normal Tissue ratio tumor/tissue-restricted replicative adenovirus tumoral tumoral tumoral tumoral calcinosis tumoral calcinosis tumoral calcinosis Tumorectomy Tumored Tumored Tumored Tumores de la Familia del Sarcoma de Ewing tumoricidal tumoricidal agent tumoricide tumorigeneses tumorigeneses tumorigenesis tumorigenesis tumorigenesis tumorigenic tumorigenic tumorigenic Tumorigenic Dose Rate 50 tumorigenicity tumorigenicity tumorigenicity tumorlet Tumorous Tumorous Imaginal Disc 1 Tumors Tumors Tumors tumour tumour tumour Tumour Cell Induced Platelet Aggregation Tumour Immunology Affinity Group Tumour marker tumour necrosis factor tumour necrosis factor and its soluble receptor Tumour suppressor gene Tumour suppressor gene Tumour suppressor gene Tumour supressor gene Tumour supressor gene Tumour supressor gene Tumour-Associated Retinal Pigment Epitheliopathy Tumour-Infiltrating Mononuclear Leukocytes Tumour-suppressor gene Tumour-suppressor gene Tumour-suppressor gene Tumour-supressor gene Tumour-supressor gene Tumour-supressor gene Tumourigenesis Tumourigenesis Tumours Tumours

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