— 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; tum ( ere ) to swell + -or -OR 1 ]