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tumor

tu·mor

tumor

 
 
pronunciation:
tu mr
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Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition: a mass of extra tissue that grows in or on the body. Some tumors are harmful.
The doctor operated to remove the tumor.
similar words:
growth
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derivations: tumoral (adj.), tumorlike (adj.), tumorous (adj.)