tumor
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- noun
- /ˈtjuːmər/
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tumor
- Radiotherapy can be used to destroy the cancer cells and cause the tumor to shrink.
- primary tumor
- malignant tumor
- tumor cells
They're showing that these myokines can inhibit tumor cell growth in the prostate.
- They're showing that these myokines can inhibit tumor cell growth in the prostate.
- They don't kill the tumor, but they sound an alarm, if you will.
- This is a child with a tumor of the eye.
- He said, not only is there no cancer, he said, but the tumor has liquefied.
- So I was bleeding and it appeared that I was growing tumors very rapidly.
- But in that scan, they said that they couldn't see like any tumors or anything.
- And that has been shown to kill circulating tumor cells.
- And you know, it's keeping the tumors at Bay, shrunk a few of the tumors.
- It includes a rare tumor of your joint called giant cell tumor.
- We can detect the spread of breast cancer tumors much earlier.
Examples
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Chief, tumors were found in his brain and spinal cord.
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You can starve the tumor, but it will still grow.
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But he had a tumor in his mouth.
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It's not a tumor at all.
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Do I have a tumor?
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Is it something serious, like a brain tumor?
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I also have a tumor on my optic nerve behind this eye.
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They found a tumor in his right hip, right?
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He took a walk every day until the tumor impaired his mobility.
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The doctor explained that the tumor was benign and required no further treatment.
Synonyms
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A mass of cells that forms a lump and may be harmful
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A small swelling under the skin that feels like a bump
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A group of extra cells that forms a lump and may be cancer
Antonyms
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The condition of a person's body and mind, especially being free from illness or injury
Compounds
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A growth in the body that is not cancer and does not spread to other parts
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A non-cancer growth in the womb made of firm tissue that can cause heavy bleeding
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A cancer of the kidney in young children that often causes a belly lump
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A growth that is not cancer and does not spread to other parts of the body
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A noncancerous growth of thin skin-like cells that makes a small nipple-shaped bump
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A growth in the coverings or inner parts of the brain that contains sandlike particles
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Some white blood cells make a protein that causes inflammation and can kill cancer cells
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A non-cancerous, usually painless lump in the gland that makes saliva near the ear
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A plant virus spread by small jumping insects that causes growths on plants
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Tumor comes from the Latin tumor meaning 'swelling', from the verb tumēre 'to swell'. Think of a swelling or lump on the body — that image explains why a tumor is a mass of extra tissue.