tumour

«tumour» in Mova's school dictionary: A lump in the body made of cells that grow when they… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a tumour, tumours; US tumor)

meaning for a pupil

A lump in the body made of cells that grow when they should not. Some tumours are harmless (benign); some are cancer (malignant). tree →

sense 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 →
• Not all tumours are cancer. tree →
• A benign tumour does not spread. tree →
• The surgeon removed the tumour. tree →
• Scientists study why tumours grow. tree →
• Her uncle had a tumour, but he is better now. tree →

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.

In the corpora

• "A growth" means a tumour, a lump that may or may not be cancer.
• "A shadow on the lung" means a mark on an X-ray that may be a tumour in the lung.
• Then where'd you hear it?" Scientists have found tumours in sharks, so the claim falls over.
• Sharks can get cancer: scientists have found tumours (lumps of cancer) in sharks.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tumour» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.