tumour

Meaning

Commonwealth standard spelling of tumor.

Synonyms

tumor
C1
swelling
C1
boil
C1
neoplasm
growth
C1
tumor
C1
abscess
29k
pimple
21k
cyst
26k
ulcer
C2
protrusion
goitre
excrescence
hunch
C1
knob
C2
lump
C1
node
27k
projection
C2
protuberance
rash
C1
sarcoma
tumefaction
cancer
B1
♋
malignancy
mass
B1
dwelling
C2

new growth

wart
23k
nodule
nub
41k
clump
29k
plumule
protuberancy
prominence
38k
carcinoma
glandule
puff
C1
bulk
C2
residence
C1

moving knot of muscle

sprout
C2
struma
canker
47k
tuberosity
tumescence
gobbet
habitation
41k
hump
C1
bunch
B1
intumescence
Translations

tumeur
Tumor
tumore
tumor
tumor

όγκος

Geschwulst
gezwel
Beule
tumor

zwelling

Wucherung
Furunkel
néoplasme
neoplasia
Frequency

C2
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
tumour
Cognate with English
English
thumb
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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