Definition of tumour Tumour
/tjˈuːmɐ/ - tu•mour
We found 4 definitions of tumour from 4 different sources.
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British English
tumour - /tjˈuːmɐ/
American English
tumor - /tuˈmɚ/
What does tumour mean?
WordNet
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| tumour - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||
| tumor, 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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Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tumour
tū′mor, n. a morbid swelling on any of the cutaneous, mucous, or serous surfaces in any part of the body, of independent growth. [L. tumor—tumēre, to swell.]
Wikipedia 
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Tumour means swelling, but the word is sometimes used to mean tissue growth where it should not be growing. Tumours are either malignant (harmful) or benign (safe).
The Tasmanian Devils in Tasmania, Australia are in danger of becoming extinct because of a malignant tumour that grows on their face.
Part of speech
🔤- tumour, noun, singular of tumours.
