tumeur

Definitions of tumeur
  1. noun
    an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
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    types:
    tumeur maligne
    a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
    cancer
    any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
    type of:
    excroissance, grosseur
    (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
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