tumor
An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasiaAn abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
» I have a brain tumor.
Ich habe einen Hirntumor.
У меня опухоль мозга.
У мене пухлина мозку.
Meaning
1 senses(US)An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
a benign tumor
a malignant tumor
Tumor, Geschwulst
о́пухольópuxolʹ
пухли́наpuxlýna, о́пухópux
- an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
Examples
57 sentencesI have a brain tumor.
У мене пухлина мозку.
ruУ меня опухоль мозга.
deIch habe einen Hirntumor.
The tumor was benign.
Пухлина була доброякісною.
ruОпухоль была доброкачественной.
deDer Tumor war gutartig.
The tumor seems to be benign.
ruОпухоль, похоже, доброкачественная.
deDer Tumor scheint gutartig zu sein.
The doctor said I have a brain tumor.
Tom's father was diagnosed with a brain tumor last year.
deToms Vater wurde im letzten Jahr ein Gehirntumor diagnostiziert.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English tumour, from Old French tumour, from Latin tumor (“swelling”), from tuFrom 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.
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