tumor

tu·mor

 (to͞o′mər, tyo͞o′-)

n.

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: a plant tumor.

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

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tu′mor·al, tu′mor·ous adj.

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tu•mor

(ˈtu mər, ˈtyu-)

n.

1. a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.

2. an uncontrolled, abnormal, circumscribed growth of cells in any animal or plant tissue; neoplasm.

Also, esp. Brit.,tu′mour.

[1535–45; < Latin: a swelling =tum(ēre) to swell + -or -or¹]

tu′mor•ous, tu′mor•al, adj.

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tu·mor

(to͞o′mər)

An abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled growth of cells and serving no function within the body; a cancerous growth. Tumors can be benign (unlikely to spread to other body parts) or malignant (likely to spread). See Note at cancer.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tumor - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose neoplasm, tumour growth - (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) acanthoma, skin tumor - a neoplasm originating in the epidermis angioma - a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour - a tumor that is not cancerous blastocytoma, blastoma, embryonal carcinosarcoma - a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells brain tumor, brain tumour - a tumor in the brain carcinoid - a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin celioma - an abdominal tumor granuloma - a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection adipose tumor, lipoma - a tumor consisting of fatty tissue malignant neoplasm, malignant tumor, metastatic tumor - a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body meningioma - a tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord; usually slow growing and sometimes malignant neurilemoma, neurofibroma - tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve neuroma - any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system phaeochromocytoma, pheochromocytoma - a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension pinealoma - tumor of the pineal gland plasmacytoma - neoplasm of plasma cells (usually in bone marrow) psammoma, sand tumor - a tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain; characterized by sandlike particles teratoma - a tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site

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Translations

وَرَم

nádor

svulst

Tumor

όγκος

tumor

kasvain

tumeur

tumor

tumore

腫瘍

종양

tumorgezwel

svulst

guz

tumor

опухоль

nádor

tumor

tumör

เนื้องอก

tümörur

khối u

肿瘤

tumor

→ وَرَم nádor svulst Tumor όγκος tumor kasvain tumeur tumor tumore 腫瘍 종양 tumor svulst guz tumor опухоль tumör เนื้องอก ur khối u 肿瘤

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tu·mor

n. bulto o hinchazón; tumor.

crecimiento espontáneo de tejido nuevo en masa que no tiene propósito fisiológico alguno;

diffuse ___ → ___ difuso;

inflammatory ___ → ___ inflamatorio;

medullary ___ → ___ medular;

necrotic ___ → ___ necrótico;

nonsolid ___ → ___ no sólido;

radioresistant ___ → ___ radiorresistente;

radiosensitive ___ → ___ radiosensitivo;

scirrhous ___ → ___ escirroso;

undifferentiated ___ → ___ no diferenciado.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

tumor

adj tumoral; n tumor m; benign — tumor benigno; brain — tumor cerebral; desmoid — tumor desmoide; malignant — tumor maligno; Wilms' — tumor de Wilms

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