tumour
Britishnoun
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pathol
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any abnormal swelling
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a mass of tissue formed by a new growth of cells, normally independent of the surrounding structures
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obsolete pompous style or language
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of tumour
C16: from Latin, from tumēre to swell
Example Sentences
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Earlier this year, he disclosed that surgeons had successfully removed what he described as a "small, early-stage malignant tumour" from his prostate.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Most patients with Scolyer's form of tumour survive less than a year.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
A cancer patient had the wrong part of their bowel removed during an operation after a surgeon mistook a tattoo for the site of a tumour, a report has said.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
At just 11 years old she lost her mother to a brain tumour.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Not just because it’s Ashbury, although the place itself is bad enough, a 1960s new town, spreading like a tumour over the heart of Buckinghamshire.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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