tumour
Meaning
Alternative spelling of tumor
Synonyms
new growth
moving knot of muscle
Frequency
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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