tumour
noun/ˈtuːmər/
Frequency rank: #8,722 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
an abnormal mass of tissue that grows in or on the body.
Example sentence
The doctors discovered a small tumour growing near his spine during the routine scan.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 8,701–8,800
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