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tumour

noun

Simple meaning

Commonwealth standard spelling of tumor.

Pronunciation

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toomer

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈtumɚ

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Definition

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noun

  1. oncologypathology

    Commonwealth standard spelling of tumor.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C1 · Advanced (estimated)
Frequency
Uncommon
Formality
Technical
Typical Use
Varies by meaning

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How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: (oncology, pathology) Commonwealth standard spelling of tumor.

Used this way, tumour is a specialist word with a clearly unfavourable pull. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.

Emotional tone
Negative
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Gentle
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Serious and weighty
Usage feel
Clinical and detached

Where it naturally appears

  • Medicine/healthcare
  • Science
  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Commonwealth

benign tumourmalignant tumour

Abnormal

tumour tissue

Other combinations

brain tumourprimary tumourtumour celltumour growthtumour necrosis

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • tumour necrosis factornounCompound term

    A proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages).

  • brain tumournounCompound term

    A tumor in the brain.

  • ewing's tumournounCompound term

    Malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones).

  • nonmalignant tumournounCompound term

    A tumor that is not cancerous.

  • papillary tumournounCompound term

    A benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass.

  • wilms tumournounCompound term

    Malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass.

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Synonyms

Sense: commonwealth standard spelling of tumor

tumorneoplasm

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