Synonyms for tumor
- noun
- American English
Most common
carcinoma sarcoma neoplasm growth swelling excrescence tumefaction
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Noun
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
Related words
- Other spellings
- tumour UK
Forms
- Plural
- tumors → neoplasms, carcinomas, sarcomas, growths…
Example sentences
- growth Women, then, are only children of a larger growth.
- swelling You may have swelling, but don't worry about it.
By length
- 6 letters
- growth1, rising2
- 7 letters
- sarcoma3
- 8 letters
- swelling2, neoplasm4
- 9 letters
- carcinoma4
- 11 letters
- excrescence, tumefaction
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rising2 = 2 syllables).