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tumour

noun
🔊/ˈtjuːmə(r)/
🔊/ˈtuːmər/
(US English tumor)
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  1. a mass of cells growing in or on a part of the body where they should not, usually causing medical problems瘤；肿瘤；肿块
    • a brain tumour脑瘤
    • a benign/malignant (= harmless/harmful) tumour良性／恶性肿瘤
    Extra Examples
    • a primary tumour in the breast乳房的原发性肿块
    • They were relieved to hear that the tumour was benign.听说是良性肿瘤，他们松了一口气。
    Topics Illnessc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • cancerous
    • malignant
    • benign
    • …
    verb + tumour/​tumor
    • diagnose
    • remove
    • shrink
    • …
    tumour/​tumor + noun
    • cell
    • tissue
    • formation
    • …
    preposition
    • tumour in
    • tumour of
    • tumour on
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin tumor, from tumere ‘to swell’.