tumour
Meaning
Commonwealth standard spelling of tumor.
Synonyms
new growth
moving knot of muscle
Translations
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Etymology
In summary
From Middle English tumour, from Old French tumour, from Latin tumor (“swelling”), from tumeō (“bulge, swell”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). Related to English thumb.
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