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tumor |
tumor necrosis factor |
tumor virus |
tumored |
tumorous |
tumour
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| tump
| tump over
| tumpline
| tums
tumour
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tumour has 1 sense
- tumour(n = noun.state) neoplasm, tumor - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose; Array is a kind of growth
has particulars: acanthoma, skin tumor, angioma, benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour, blastocytoma, blastoma, embryonal carcinosarcoma, brain tumor, brain tumour, carcinoid, celioma, granuloma, adipose tumor, lipoma, malignant neoplasm, malignant tumor, metastatic tumor, meningioma, neurilemoma, neurofibroma, neuroma, phaeochromocytoma, pheochromocytoma, pinealoma, plasmacytoma, psammoma, sand tumor, teratoma
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tumour, n. (US tumor) a swelling, esp. from an abnormal growth of tissue.
Derivative
tumorous adj.
Etymology
L tumor f. tumere swell
ROGET THESAURUS
tumour
Convexity
N convexity, prominence, projection, swelling, gibbosity, bilge, bulge, protuberance, protrusion, camber, cahot, thank-ye-ma'am, swell, intumescence, tumour, tumor, tubercle, tuberosity, excrescence, hump, hunch, bunch, boss, embossment, hub, hubble, tooth, knob, elbow, process, apophysis, condyle, bulb, node, nodule, nodosity, tongue, dorsum, bump, clump, sugar loaf, bow, mamelon, molar, belly, corporation, pot belly, gut, withers, back, shoulder, lip, flange, pimple, zit, wen, wheel, papula, pustule, pock, proud flesh, growth, sarcoma, caruncle, corn, wart, pappiloma, furuncle, polypus, fungus, fungosity, exostosis, bleb, blister, blain, boil, airbubble, blob, papule, verruca, papilla, nipple, teat, tit, titty, boob, knocker, pap, breast, dug, mammilla, proboscis, nose, neb, beak, snout, nozzle, schnoz, peg, button, stud, ridge, rib, jutty, trunnion, snag, cupola, dome, arch, balcony, eaves, pilaster, relief, relievo, cameo, bassorilievo, mezzorilevo, altorivievo, low relief, bas relief, high relief, hill, cape, promontory, mull, forehead, foreland, point of land, mole, jetty, hummock, ledge, spur, naze, ness, convex, prominent, protuberant, projecting, bossed, embossed, bossy, nodular, bunchy, clavate, clavated, claviform, hummocky, moutonne, mammiliform, papulous, papilose, hemispheric, bulbous, bowed, arched, bold, bellied, tuberous, tuberculous, tumous, cornute, odontoid, lentiform, lenticular, gibbous, club shaped, hubby, hubbly, knobby, papillose, saddle-shaped, selliform, subclavate, torose, ventricose, verrucose, salient, in relief, raised, repousse, bloated, (expanded).
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