B2nounUK spelling: tumourhealthscience
US/ˈtuː.mər/
UK/ˈtjuː.mə/
a lump of cells that grow in the body in a way that is not normal
In context
The scan showed a small tumor, but the doctor said it was not cancer.
Surgeons removed the brain tumor in a six-hour operation.
The new drug helps to stop the tumor from growing.
Words that go with tumor
noun + noun
- brain tumorShe was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of forty.
- tumor growthThe study looks at diet and tumor growth.
adjective + noun
- benign tumorLuckily, it was a benign tumor and easy to remove.
- malignant tumorA malignant tumor can spread to other parts of the body.
verb + noun
- remove a tumorThe operation to remove a tumor went well.