"tumour" meaning in English

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Noun

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”), {{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

Inflected forms

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