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tumor

noun

ˈtü-mər

Definition of tumor

as in lump

an abnormal mass of tissue the scan showed a small tumor in her abdomen

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Recent Examples of tumor The tumor was an oligodendroglioma, a malignant tumor defined by two genetic alterations. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 The Girls5Eva actress shared details of the health scare with People in a new interview, revealing she was diagnosed with a grade 2 oligodendroglioma, which is a rare, slow-growing tumor, following a full-body MRI scan. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026 The drug is designed to block several forms of the RAS protein, which helps drive tumor growth in many pancreatic cancers. — CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 What was even more difficult for the actor to weather was two years later, when Judy died of a brain tumor at the age of 60. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tumor

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Then there’s the fact that many potential investors aren’t quite sure what to make of a company from a mostly empty lump of volcanic rock in the middle of the North Atlantic.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026
The process produces pebble-sized lumps called clinker, which are then ground into cement powder.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of lump

Noun

The disease starts with lesions and neoplasms, or precancerous cysts.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 July 2026
Girls and women who were first diagnosed with breast cancer at a later age had the highest incidence of developing subsequent primary neoplasms by 30 years post-initial cancer diagnosis.

— Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of neoplasm

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His core economic platform focuses on reshaping Britain's growth model through regional devolution, skills system reforms, and regional re-industrialization.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
That approach has led him to bet on sectors from defense to life sciences, and trends like the growth of India’s middle class.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of growth

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Merck and Moderna are studying the vaccine in several trials across other tumors, such as non-small cell lung cancer, bladder cancer and renal cell carcinoma.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
And because of pathology reports that came back, I was informed that all the tissue surrounding that fiber adenoma had invasive carcinoma, and that was not on any of my mammograms.

— Madison Sawyer, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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