el
masculine
/tuˈmoɾ/
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Translation
tumour
Word origin
From Latin tumor ('a swelling'), from tumere ('to swell').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tumor
- English cognates
- tumour, tumid, tumult
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraltumores
Examples
detectó radiografía.
The doctor detected a tumour on the X-ray.
benigno.
The tumour turned out to be benign.
extirparon .
They removed the tumour in a long operation.
maligno requiere .
A malignant tumour requires urgent treatment.
confirmaron .
The tests confirmed the size of the tumour.
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