Definition of tumor
1 : an abnormal benign or malignant new growth of tissue that possesses no physiological function and arises from uncontrolled usually rapid cellular proliferation —called also neoplasm
2 : a swollen or distended part … houses that bulged with the tumors and warts of … ornamental architecture … — W. A. White
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the scan showed a small tumor in her abdomen
Recent Examples of tumor from the Web
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But after an ultrasound revealed a tumor, Thompson underwent a double-mastectomy, followed by chemotherapy.
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James McBride, the 33-year-old Loomis armored truck employee killed Wednesday during an apparent robbery of the truck outside Mid-City bank, overcame a brain tumor before he was gunned down on the job, WVUE Fox8 reports.
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However, a second tumor was found in 2015, shortly after Seich and his family moved to Roseville.
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The women in the study all had breast tumors that had not yet spread to distant sites in the body.
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UC San Diego has recruited Dr. Jeremy Rich, a renowned Cleveland Clinic physician-scientist who grapples with the notoriously difficult problem of understanding and treating brain tumors.
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In April, nearly four months later, his tumor has shrunk and his weight has gone up.
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Bristol had a brain tumor removed about a month before the Owls lost 3-0 Wahluke in the 2010 final.
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Doctors removed her uterus, her ovaries, appendix, a foot of her colon and several liters of malignant fluid to eradicate a series of tumors.
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Origin and Etymology of tumor
Middle English tumour, from Latin tumor, from tumēre
First Known Use: 15th century
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: a mass of tissue found in or on the body that is made up of abnormal cells
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: an abnormal growth of body tissue
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