as in neoplasms
an abnormal mass of tissue
the scan showed a small tumor in her abdomen
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Recent Examples of tumors
Unlike more common breast cancers that begin in the milk ducts, cancerous phyllodes tumors develop in the breast’s connective tissue.
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
And Topol notes that TB-500 has been shown to speed up the growth of dormant tumors in animal experiments.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026
The patient received chemotherapy, and for several months the tumors in her pancreas and her liver shrank.
—Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Breast cancer grows when the tumors form new blood vessels and consume more oxygen.
—Quing Zhu, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
Some type of pancreatic cancers offer more of a chance of survival, including pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, which develop in hormone-producing cells.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Apr. 2026
But even his words and the pictures from the ICU don’t explain the rollercoaster from the past month dealing with the brain tumors — or the incredible resilient spirit Gilbert continues to conjure in the face of it all.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2026
Tharp said this approach is a way to allow tumors to be cleared out.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
While 90% of the tumors had microplastics, 70% of noncancerous samples did, too.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
And Topol notes that TB-500 has been shown to speed up the growth of dormant tumors in animal experiments.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026
The patient received chemotherapy, and for several months the tumors in her pancreas and her liver shrank.
—Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Breast cancer grows when the tumors form new blood vessels and consume more oxygen.
—Quing Zhu, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
Some type of pancreatic cancers offer more of a chance of survival, including pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, which develop in hormone-producing cells.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Apr. 2026
But even his words and the pictures from the ICU don’t explain the rollercoaster from the past month dealing with the brain tumors — or the incredible resilient spirit Gilbert continues to conjure in the face of it all.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2026
Tharp said this approach is a way to allow tumors to be cleared out.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
While 90% of the tumors had microplastics, 70% of noncancerous samples did, too.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumors
Noun
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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
Noun
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Very hard, small lumps or watery, soupy liquid are both cause for concern.—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Otherwise, Florida’s corners have been inconsistent, taking their lumps against a deep, talented receiving corps.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Researchers have proposed several explanations, such as the fact that Black women have higher rates of fibroids—noncancerous growths that can interfere with embryo implantation, the delicate process by which an embryo burrows into the uterine lining and stays there.—
Sarah Elizabeth Richards,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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To achieve their audacious goals, the fish use hook-like growths on the undersides of both their pectoral and pelvic fins to push themselves upward.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Tumors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumors. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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