tumor
noun
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
Example Sentences
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Cancer, moles and other tumorous growths collectively account for $43 per enrollee per month, and chronic circulatory conditions also cost $43 per enrollee per month.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2024
In a near-future where plastics have changed human biology, they artfully remove tumorous organs from Tenser in surgical performances.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022
“How can a tumorous growth be considered art?” someone asks, and the answer goes beyond the dark tattoos that Caprice etches on Saul’s superfluous organs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2022
A photograph included in the paper shows a tumorous protrusion on the mushroom Agaricus bisporus.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2015
They looked unnatural, like mechanical insects bloated with tumorous eggs.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
