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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
tumour
tu·mour [tumour tumours] (especially US tu·mor)BrE [ˈtjuːmə(r)] NAmE [ˈtuːmər] noun a mass of cells growing in or on a part of the body where they should not, usually causing medical problems •a brain tumour •a benign/malignant (= harmless/harmful) tumour Word Origin: late Middle English: from Latin tumor, from tumere ‘to swell’. Example Bank: •He developed a brain tumour. •a malignant tumour on the eyelid •a primary tumour in the breast •He has a malignant brain tumour. •They were relieved to hear that the tumour was benign.
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