tumor

[too-mer, tyoo-] /ˈtu mər, ˈtyu-/
noun
1.
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
2.
an uncontrolled, abnormal, circumscribed growth of cells in any animal or plant tissue; neoplasm.
3.
Archaic.
  1. inflated pride; haughtiness.
  2. pompous language; bombast.
Also, especially British, tumour.
Origin
1535-45; < Latin: a swelling, swollen state, equivalent to tum(ēre) to swell + -or -or1
Related forms
tumorlike, adjective
tumorous, tumoral, adjective
antitumor, adjective, noun
antitumoral, adjective
nontumorous, adjective
Examples from the web for tumors
  • Mri should be routinely used in the workup of malignant tumors.
  • Note that some neoplasms, such as leukemia, do not form tumors.
  • Recurrence new tumors that appear at the site of the original tumor after surgery.
  • Metastasis new tumors that appear far from the original tumor.
  • Sarcoma malignant tumors derived from connective tissue, or mesenchymal cells.
  • Inactivation of one allele of some tumor suppressor genes is sufficient to cause tumors.
  • The benign tumors are called chondroma, the malignant ones chondrosarcoma.
  • However, mysterious, usually fatal ear tumors continue to plague the catalina fox.
Word Origin and History for tumors

tumor

n.

1540s, from Latin tumor "swelling, condition of being swollen," from tumere "to swell" (see thigh).

tumors in Medicine

tumor tu·mor (tōō'mər, tyōō'-)
n.

  1. An abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells and serving no physiological function; a neoplasm.

  2. A swollen part; a swelling.

tumors in Science
tumor
  (t'mər)   
See neoplasm. See Note at cancer.
tumors in Culture

tumor definition


An abnormal mass of new tissue growth that serves no function in the body. Tumors are usually classified as benign or malignant and are often caused by cancer.

Slang definitions & phrases for tumors

tummy

noun

The stomach: eliminating the protruding tummy

[1869+; fr a childish pronunciation of stomach]