"tumour" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tumours [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English tumour, from Old French tumour, from Latin tumor (“swelling”), from tumeō (“bulge, swell”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). Related to English thumb. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tumour}} Middle English tumour, {{der|en|fro|tumour}} Old French tumour, {{der|en|la|tumor|t=swelling}} Latin tumor (“swelling”), {{m|la|tumeō|pos=verb|t=bulge, swell}} tumeō (“bulge, swell”, verb), {{der|en|ine-pro|*tewh₂-|t=to swell}} Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”), {{cog|en|thumb}} English thumb Head templates: {{en-noun}} tumour (plural tumours)
  1. (oncology, pathology) Alternative spelling of tumor Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tumor Categories (topical): Oncology, Pathology Derived forms: brain tumour, tumourigenesis
    Sense id: en-tumour-en-noun-8UfS9iHn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, oncology, pathology, sciences

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈtiu̯mur/, /tiu̯ˈmuːr/ Forms: tumours [plural]
Etymology: From Old French tumour, from Latin tumor. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|tumour}} Old French tumour, {{der|enm|la|tumor}} Latin tumor Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} tumour, {{enm-noun|tumours}} tumour (plural tumours)
  1. tumour (abnormal or morbid bodily growth) Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-tumour-enm-noun-1c-KYxHH
  2. The growth of tumours or boils. Tags: Late-Middle-English Categories (topical): Oncology, Pathology
    Sense id: en-tumour-enm-noun-NJHflEZ1 Disambiguation of Oncology: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pathology: 43 57 Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 19 81 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 90

Noun [Old French]

Forms: tumour oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], tumours [oblique, plural], tumour [nominative, singular], tumours [nominative, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tumor. Etymology templates: {{bor|fro|la|tumor}} Latin tumor Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} tumour oblique singular, f (oblique plural tumours, nominative singular tumour, nominative plural tumours)
  1. tumor (abnormal swelling of an animal's living tissue) Synonyms: tumeur
    Sense id: en-tumour-fro-noun-zIvdKV~Z Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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