单词 | tumor |
释义 | tumor —tumorlike, adj. —tumorous, tumoral, adj. /tooh"meuhr, tyooh"-/, n. 1. a swollen part; swelling; protuberance. 2. an uncontrolled, abnormal, circumscribed growth of cells in any animal or plant tissue; neoplasm. 3. Archaic. a. inflated pride; haughtiness. b. pompous language; bombast. Also, esp. Brit., tumour. [1535-45; < L: a swelling, swollen state, equiv. to tum(ere) to swell + -or -OR1] |
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