Definition of TUMOR

tumor

Plural: tumors

Noun

  • An abnormal mass of tissue, often associated with disease.
  • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
  • An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.

Examples

  • a benign tumor
  • a malignant tumor
  • brain tumor
  • identify tumor
  • pancreatic tumor
  • remove a tumor
  • stomach tumor
  • take a tumor
  • The opponent’s high-scoring word felt like a TUMOR, growing uncontrollably on the board.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 7

tumor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tumor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tumor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

tumor: valid Words With Friends Word