Tumor

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  • noun. An abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells and serving no physiological function; a neoplasm.
  • noun. A swollen part; a swelling.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A swell or rise of any kind.
  • noun. In medicine: A swelling; one of the four necessary accompaniments, according to the older pathologists, of inflammation—namely, color, dolor, rubor, et tumor (heat, pain, redness, and swelling).
  • noun. An abnormal prominence existing upon any of the cutaneous, mucous, or serous surfaces in any part of the body, and not due to acute inflammation.
  • noun. A swelling port or style; tumidity; bombast.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of the body; especially, a growth produced by deposition of new tissue; a neoplasm.
  • noun. Affected pomp; bombast; swelling words or expressions; false magnificence or sublimity.
  • noun. a tumor which is inclosed in a membrane called a cyst, connected with the surrounding parts by the neighboring cellular substance.
  • noun. See under Fatty.
  • noun. one which does not of itself threaten life, and does not usually tend to recur after extirpation; a tumor which has not metastesized.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. a tumor which tends continually to spread, to become generalized in different parts of the body, and to recur after extirpation, and which, if left to itself, causes death.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
  • Word Usage
    "Kennedy, now fighting an aggressive and deadly type of brain tumor, is one of Congress 'most prolific legislators."
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    abscess  ague  anemia  ankylosis  anoxia