Tumour - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtuːmər|  American pronunciation of the word tumour
Brit.  |ˈtjuːmə|  British pronunciation of the word tumour

noun

- an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose (syn: neoplasm, tumor)

Extra examples

The tumour increased, notwithstanding applications that were employed to disperse it.

She died of a brain tumour.

Aspirin may discourage tumour growth in some types of cancer.

The tumour was excised.

She developed a malignant tumour in her breast.

Treatment can shrink a tumour.

Matthew was wrongly diagnosed as having a brain tumour.

Word forms

noun
singular: tumour
plural: tumours
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