'Tumor' definitions:
Definition of 'tumor'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Tumor'
From: GCIDE
- Tumor \Tu"mor\ (t[=u]"m[~e]r), n. [L., fr. tumere to swell: cf. F. tume['u]r. See Tumid.]
- 1. (Med.) A morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of the body; especially, a growth produced by deposition of new tissue; a neoplasm. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Affected pomp; bombast; swelling words or expressions; false magnificence or sublimity. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Better, however, to be a flippant, than, by a revolting form of tumor and perplexity, to lead men into habits of intellect such as result from the modern vice of English style. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
- Encysted tumor, a tumor which is inclosed in a membrane called a cyst, connected with the surrounding parts by the neighboring cellular substance.
- Fatty tumor. See under Fatty.
- Innocent tumor, or Benign tumor, one which does not of itself threaten life, and does not usually tend to recur after extirpation; a tumor which has not metastesized.
- Malignant tumor, 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tumor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abscess,
- ague,
- anemia,
- ankylosis,
- anoxia,
- apnea,
- asphyxiation,
- asthma,
- ataxia,
- atrophy,
- backache,
- benign tumor,
- bleeding,
- blennorhea,
- boil,
- bump,
- bunion,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- callosity,
- callus,
- cancer,
- carbuncle,
- carcinoma,
- chill,
- chills,
- colic,
- constipation,
- convulsion,
- corn,
- coughing,
- cyanosis,
- cyst,
- diarrhea,
- dilatation,
- dilation,
- distension,
- dizziness,
- dropsy,
- dysentery,
- dyspepsia,
- dyspnea,
- edema,
- emaciation,
- excrescence,
- fainting,
- fatigue,
- fever,
- fibrillation,
- flux,
- fungosity,
- fungus,
- furuncle,
- growth,
- hemorrhage,
- high blood pressure,
- hydrops,
- hypertension,
- hypotension,
- icterus,
- indigestion,
- inflammation,
- insomnia,
- intumescence,
- itching,
- jaundice,
- labored breathing,
- low blood pressure,
- lumbago,
- lump,
- malignancy,
- malignant growth,
- marasmus,
- melanoma,
- metastatic tumor,
- mole,
- morbid growth,
- nasal discharge,
- nausea,
- necrosis,
- neoplasm,
- nevus,
- nonmalignant tumor,
- outgrowth,
- pain,
- paralysis,
- pimple,
- pock,
- protuberance,
- proud flesh,
- pruritus,
- pustule,
- rash,
- rheum,
- rising,
- sarcoma,
- sclerosis,
- sebaceous cyst,
- seizure,
- shock,
- skin eruption,
- sneezing,
- sore,
- spasm,
- swell,
- swelling,
- swollenness,
- tabes,
- tachycardia,
- tumefaction,
- tumescence,
- tumidity,
- turgescence,
- turgescency,
- turgidity,
- upset stomach,
- verruca,
- vertigo,
- vomiting,
- wart,
- wasting,
- wen
Words containing 'Tumor'
- Tumored,
- Tumorous,
- Benign tumor,
- Encysted tumor,
- Fatty tumor,
- Gummy tumor,
- Heterologous tumor,
- Innocent tumor,
- Malignant tumor,
- Phantom tumor,
- Sonorous tumor,
- adipose tumor,
- brain tumor,
- ewing's tumor,
- fibroid tumor,
- metastatic tumor,
- nonmalignant tumor,
- papillary tumor,
- sand tumor,
- skin tumor,
- tumor virus,
- wilms' tumor,
- tumor necrosis factor,
- tumor suppressor gene,
- wound tumor virus