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tumored

tumored

7.7
An area of the body that has a lump
  • adjective
  • /ˈtjuːmərd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tumorado
  • She was diagnosed with a tumored kidney after months of unexplained pain.

Examples

  • The tumored fish was thrown back.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The doctor explained that the tumored tissue would need to be removed during surgery.

  • In the medical report, it stated that he had a tumored area in his stomach.

Synonyms

tumorous
vstumored
  • US
1 7.5

Having an abnormal growth of body cells or being overgrown and harmful

means specifically affected by one or more tumors and not figurative
neoplastic
vstumored
  • Specialized
1 9.4

Relating to a new abnormal growth in the body often seen in cancer

is about being affected by tumors without the technical cancer focus
tumoral
vstumored
  • Specialized
7.3

Relating to a growth of unusual cells in the body

describes being actually affected by tumors rather than only relating to them

How Tumor-Related

tumored
  • Specialized
7.7
tumoral
  • Specialized
7.3
tumorlike
  • Specialized
6.5

Surface Forms

tumored positive

Morphology

tumored = tumor (transparent) = tumor + ed

Formed by the noun 'tumor' plus the adjectival/past-participle suffix '-ed', meaning 'having a tumor', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Tumored comes from the word tumor, which comes from an old Latin root tumere meaning 'to swell'. So, tumored describes a part of the body that has a swelling or lump.