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noun
An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose.
synonyms: neoplasm, tumor.
is a specific kind of: growth.
is a broader term that covers: acanthoma, skin tumor | angioma | benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour | blastocytoma, blastoma, embryonal carcinosarcoma | brain tumor, brain tumour | carcinoid | celioma | granuloma | adipose tumor, lipoma | malignant neoplasm, malignant tumor, metastatic tumor | meningioma | neurilemoma, neurofibroma | neuroma | phaeochromocytoma, pheochromocytoma | pinealoma | plasmacytoma | psammoma, sand tumor | teratoma ... show more.
derivation: neoplastic.
Dutch: blastoom, gezwel, neoplasma, tumor, vleeswoekeringPolish: tumor, guz
Find more on tumour elsewhere: etymology - rhymes - Wikipedia.
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