Tumor
WordNet
noun
(1) An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
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Etymology
From < , from . English usage attested since the 16th century.
Noun
- An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
Noun
- The state of being swollen.
- A swelling, tumor.
- The swell of the sea.
- An elevation, swelling.
- A commotion, fermentation, excitement; arrogance.
- An inflated or pompous style, bombast.
Related terms
- tumefaciō
- tumentia
- tumeō
- tumēscō
- tumidē
- tumiditās
- tumidō
- tumidōsus
- tumidulus
- tumidus
- tumulāmen
- tumulō
- tumulōsus
- tumulus
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Declension
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