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tumor

[too-mer, tyoo-] / ˈtu mər, ˈtyu- /
NOUN
abnormal growth in animate being
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She sees an audiologist, she has an MRI; as Arnold Schwarzenegger once said, it’s not a tumor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The samples were collected during tumor surgeries and came from both people with dementia and individuals without the condition.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

It also did not account for treatment duration, genetic risk factors, cancer stage, or tumor subtype.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

A surgeon from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center removed her brain tumor and lined the cavity with the implants in late November 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

My grandfather got a tumor that ate away his lungs, and my grandma followed him a few months later.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez




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