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Princeton's WordNet
tumor, tumour, neoplasmnoun
an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
Wiktionary
tumornoun
An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
Etymology: From tumour, from tumor, from tumeo. English usage attested since the 16th century.
Wikipedia
tumor
A neoplasm () is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue. The process that occurs to form or produce a neoplasm is called neoplasia. The growth of a neoplasm is uncoordinated with that of the normal surrounding tissue, and persists in growing abnormally, even if the original trigger is removed. This abnormal growth usually forms a mass, when it may be called a tumor.ICD-10 classifies neoplasms into four main groups: benign neoplasms, in situ neoplasms, malignant neoplasms, and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior. Malignant neoplasms are also simply known as cancers and are the focus of oncology. Prior to the abnormal growth of tissue, as neoplasia, cells often undergo an abnormal pattern of growth, such as metaplasia or dysplasia. However, metaplasia or dysplasia does not always progress to neoplasia and can occur in other conditions as well. The word is from Ancient Greek νέος- neo 'new' and πλάσμα plasma 'formation, creation'.
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tumor
A tumor, also known as a neoplasm, is an abnormal growth of cells that can be benign (non-cancerous), pre-malignant (pre-cancerous), or malignant (cancerous). Tumors are formed when the body's cells begin to divide and proliferate uncontrollably, forming a lump or mass of tissue. This can occur in any part of the body.
Webster Dictionary
Tumornoun
a morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of the body; especially, a growth produced by deposition of new tissue; a neoplasm
Tumornoun
affected pomp; bombast; swelling words or expressions; false magnificence or sublimity
Wikidata
Tumor
A tumor or tumour is commonly used as a synonym for a neoplasm that appears enlarged in size. Tumor is not synonymous with cancer. While cancer is by definition malignant, a tumor can be benign, pre-malignant, or malignant, or can represent a lesion without any cancerous potential whatsoever. The terms "mass" and "nodule" are often used synonymously with "tumor". Generally speaking, however, the term "tumor" is used generically, without reference to the physical size of the lesion. More specifically, the term "mass" is often used when the lesion has a maximal diameter of at least 20 millimeters in greatest direction, while the term "nodule" is usually used when the size of the lesion is less than 20 mm in its greatest dimension.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tumor in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tumor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of tumor in a Sentence
Firstly, this paper does not attempt to link the rise in mobile phone use with a rise in brain tumor incidence directly, there are statistical techniques available to do this, for instance using time-series analysis, which attempt to link changes in a putative risk factor with changes in the outcome of interest over time. This was not done here.
Laws of nature do not make exceptions for nice people. A bullet has no conscience; neither does a malignant tumor or an automobile gone out of control. That is why good people get sick and get hurt as much as anyone.
It's the most common benign tumor that's out there. It is a tumor, which means it's a growth. There's no worry for it to spread or metastasize. Once it's treated, it's treated.
Some people get the treatment; some people won’t. Even in that worst-case scenario, he got the tumor out and won’t have the symptoms of that, the trial was our motivation and made us realize that maybe we had something to shoot for to try [AngioVac].
We are presently enrolling in a phase two trial combining the genetically modified poliovirus with one dose of chemotherapy, we are also enrolling on a trial for pediatric brain tumor patients.
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- ورمArabic
- tumorCatalan, Valencian
- nádorCzech
- TumorGerman
- όγκοςGreek
- tumorSpanish
- kasvainFinnish
- tumeurFrench
- plucScottish Gaelic
- ուռուցքArmenian
- hnútur, æxliIcelandic
- tumoreItalian
- 腫瘍Japanese
- სიმსივნეGeorgian
- 종양, 腫瘍Korean
- ນໍLao
- fivontosana, zihitraMalagasy
- ketumbuhan, tumorMalay
- gezwel, tumorDutch
- nowotwór, guzPolish
- tumorPortuguese
- опухольRussian
- tumörSwedish
- கட்டிTamil
- เนื้องอกThai
- ur, tümörTurkish
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