tumour


Definition: Meaning of, tumour in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtjuːmə /

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tumour tumours
[British English] [] [countable]
  1. a mass of diseased cells in your body that have divided and increased too quickly
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tumour used in phrases

  • Ewing's tumour (noun)
    1. usually in the pelvis or in long bones malignant tumour in bone marrow
  • Wilms' tumour (noun)
    1. malignant renal tumour of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass
  • adipose tumour (noun)
    1. a tumour consisting of fatty tissue
  • benign tumour (noun)
    1. a tumour that is not cancerous
  • brain tumour (noun)
    1. a tumour in the brain
  • fibroid tumour (noun)
    1. especially in the uterus benign tumour containing fibrous tissue
  • malignant tumour (noun)
    1. a tumour that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
  • metastatic tumour (noun)
    1. a tumour that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
  • nonmalignant tumour (noun)
    1. a tumour that is not cancerous
  • papillary tumour (noun)
    1. a benign epithelial tumour forming a rounded mass
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