tumour
Commonwealth standard spelling of tumorCommonwealth standard spelling of tumor.
» The tumour was benign.
Der Tumor war gutartig.
Пухлина була доброякісною.
Meaning
1 sensesCommonwealth standard spelling of tumor.
- an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
Examples
7 sentencesThe tumour was benign.
Пухлина була доброякісною.
deDer Tumor war gutartig.
This tumour is benign.
Ця пухлина є доброякісною.
ruЭта опухоль доброкачественная.
deDieses Geschwulst ist gutartig.
The tumour seems to be benign.
ruОпухоль, похоже, доброкачественная.
deDer Tumor scheint gutartig zu sein.
There are various kinds of tumour, both benign and malignant.
deEs gibt diverse Arten von Tumoren, sowohl gutartige als auch bösartige.
Tom had a brain tumour.
deTom hatte einen Hirntumor.
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-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). Related to English thumb.
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