tumor

We have found lemma(root) word of tumor : tumour.

Definitions


[ˈtjuːmə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a swelling of a part of the body, generally without inflammation, caused by an abnormal growth of tissue, whether benign or malignant
(e.g: she underwent six months of chemotherapy to try to shrink the tumour)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin tumor, from tumere ‘to swell’




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