tumor
Meaning
An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
Synonyms
new growth
malignant tumor
morbid growth
oncoma
tumeur
Translations
tumor
tumeur
Tumor
tumore
tumor
tumor
tümör
όγκος
tumorFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tjuː.mə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English tumour, from Old French tumour, from Latin tumor (“swelling”), from tumeō (“bulge, swell”, verb), from Proto-Italic *tumēō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). Related to English thumb.
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