tumor
/tuː.məɹ/
noun
An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
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Noun 1 meaning
An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
“a benign tumor”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English tumour, from Old French tumour, from Latin tumor (“swelling”), from tumeō (“bulge, swell”, verb), from Proto-Italic *tumēō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). Related to English thumb.
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TUMOR at a glance
TUMOR has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (T 1 + U 1 + M 3 + O 1 + R 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,399 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with tumor
All rhymes- HUMOR10
- ARMOR7
- RUMOR7
- TREMOR8
- CLAMOR10
- GLAMOR9
- ANTITUMOR11
- ENAMOR8
- ANTIARMOR11
- BECLAMOR14
- BEGLAMOR13
- COENAMOR12
One letter away
- HUMOR10
- RUMOR7
- TUTOR5
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