tumor

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

Etymology

From Middle English tumour, from Old French tumour, from Latin tumor (“swelling”), from tumeō (“bulge, swell”, verb), from Proto-Italic *tumēō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). Related to English thumb.

In classic literature

Synonyms

tumour, neoplasm

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