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tumor
(
British
tumour
)
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By Thehackerfromashkelon - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
noun
a
swelling
of a
part
of the
body
, generally without
inflammation
, caused by an
abnormal
growth
of
tissue
, whether
benign
or
malignant
.
〘医〙 腫瘍.
archaic
a
swelling
of any kind.
腫れ物.
DERIVATIVES
tumorous
|ˈt(y)o͞om(ə)rəs| adjective
ORIGIN
late
Middle English
: from
Latin
tumor
, from
tumere
‘to
swell
’.
