tumour

tumour US, tumor [ˈtjuːmə]

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol

a.  any abnormal swelling

b.  a mass of tissue formed by a new growth of cells, normally independent of the surrounding structures

2. Obsolete pompous style or language

[from Latin, from tumēre to swell]

tumorous , tumoral adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tumour - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose neoplasm, tumor 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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tumour

noun growth, cancer, swelling, lump, carcinoma (Pathology), sarcoma (Medical), neoplasm (Medical) He died of a brain tumour.

Translations

tumour tumor (US) [ˈtjuːməʳ] N → tumor m

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tumour [ˈtjuːmə^r] (British) tumor (US) n → tumeur f brain tumour

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tumour, (US) tumor

n → Geschwulst f, → Tumor m; a tumour on the brain, a brain tumour → ein Gehirntumor m

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tumour tumor (Am) [ˈtjuːməʳ] n → tumore m

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tumour tumor (Am) [ˈtjuːməʳ] n → tumore m

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tumour

n tumour [ˈtjuːmə]

an abnormal (dangerous) mass of tissue growing on or in the body a brain tumour; The surgeon removed a tumour from her bladder. gewas وَرَم тумор nádor svulst; tumor der Tumor όγκος, καρκίνος tumor kasvaja تومور kasvain tumeur גִידוּל गिल्टी tumor daganat tumor æxli tumore はれもの 종양 auglys audzējs tumor tumor svulst guz tumor tumoare опухоль nádor tumor tumor tumör เนื้องอก tümör, ur 腫瘤 пухлина گومڑا khối u 肿瘤

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