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# tumour

noun (a tumour, tumours; US tumor)

«tumour» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A lump in the body made of cells that grow when they should not. Some tumours are harmless (benign); some are cancer (malignant). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumour/#m1)

### In the lessons

In health and science lessons about cells, a tumour forms when cells divide out of control. In everyday life doctors find and treat tumours. Phrases: a benign tumour, a malignant tumour, a brain tumour.

### Examples

- The doctor found a small tumour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumour/#x1)
- Not all tumours are cancer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumour/#x2)
- A benign tumour does not spread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumour/#x3)
- The surgeon removed the tumour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumour/#x4)
- Scientists study why tumours grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumour/#x5)
- Her uncle had a tumour, but he is better now. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumour/#x6)

### Note

UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada often spell tumour; the US spells tumor. Benign means not dangerous in this sense; malignant means cancer that can spread.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tumour» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumour/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tumour» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tumour.html) on Mova free.