Definition of tumors Tumors
/tuˈmɚz/ - [tumerz] -
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tumours - /tjˈuːməz/
American English
tumors - /tuˈmɚz/
What does tumors mean?
Wiktionary 
- tumors (Noun)
Plural of tumor.
Part of speech
🔤- tumors, noun, plural of tumor.
WordNet
NounPlural: tumors |
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| tumor - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||
| tumour, neoplasm | ||
| growth vegetation that has grown; "a growth of trees"; "the only growth was some salt grass" | ||
| 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 | ||
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Wiktionary
- tumor (Noun)
An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tumor (n.)
A morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of the body; especially, a growth produced by deposition of new tissue; a neoplasm. - tumor (n.)
Affected pomp; bombast; swelling words or expressions; false magnificence or sublimity.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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tumor
A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure.
Part of speech
🔤- tumor, noun, singular of tumors.
