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- pronunciation:
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- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
an abnormal mass of diseased tissue that arises from normal tissue in the body and serves no physiological purpose.
The surgeon removed the cancerous tumor.- similar words:
- growth
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| definition 2: |
any swollen part.
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| related words: |
cancer, canker, lump, node |
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| derivations: |
tumoral (adj.), tumorlike (adj.), tumorous (adj.) |
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