as in neoplasms
an abnormal mass of tissue
the scan showed a small tumor in her abdomen
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Recent Examples of tumors
Roughly 90% of these tumors are diagnosed in patients under 20 years old, often around the onset of puberty, making Tamura an outlier.
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Current drug delivery methods often struggle to target tumors accurately, causing side effects in healthy tissue.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
SpringWorks advanced it into Gomekli, a medicine that now shrinks tumors in patients with that condition.
—Annette Bakker, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
If a colonoscopy back positive for colon cancer, surgery is typically done to remove the tumors or portions of the colon, followed by chemotherapy or other cancer treatment, depending on how advanced the cancer is, Olson and Verma said.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Judy Wood has Ledderhose disease, a rare and aggressive genetic condition that causes fibrous tumors to grow on the soles of the feet.
—Josh Taylor, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Just three months later, scans showed that the chemo had shrunk the tumors.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Most lumps such as these are noncancerous lipomas, or fatty tumors, and a decision on whether to remove them is based on whether the lumps interfere with movements or threaten other issues.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
This strategy doesn’t work as well for solid tumors, since nearly all of the cell surface proteins are shared with the healthy cells of vital organs.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 13 Mar. 2026
Rachel Hale, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Current drug delivery methods often struggle to target tumors accurately, causing side effects in healthy tissue.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
SpringWorks advanced it into Gomekli, a medicine that now shrinks tumors in patients with that condition.
—Annette Bakker, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
If a colonoscopy back positive for colon cancer, surgery is typically done to remove the tumors or portions of the colon, followed by chemotherapy or other cancer treatment, depending on how advanced the cancer is, Olson and Verma said.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Judy Wood has Ledderhose disease, a rare and aggressive genetic condition that causes fibrous tumors to grow on the soles of the feet.
—Josh Taylor, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Just three months later, scans showed that the chemo had shrunk the tumors.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Most lumps such as these are noncancerous lipomas, or fatty tumors, and a decision on whether to remove them is based on whether the lumps interfere with movements or threaten other issues.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
This strategy doesn’t work as well for solid tumors, since nearly all of the cell surface proteins are shared with the healthy cells of vital organs.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumors
Noun
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Add American cheese, remaining 1 cup cheddar, and reserved soaking water; stir vigorously until most of the cheese is melted (some small lumps of cheese will remain and that is OK) and water is absorbed.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
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Most lumps such as these are noncancerous lipomas, or fatty tumors, and a decision on whether to remove them is based on whether the lumps interfere with movements or threaten other issues.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Any abnormalities, such as areas of inflammation or suspicious growths, can be biopsied and tested.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Essentially, following the formation of these tiny dendrites, solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) forms around them, and this layer turns the growths into rigid, needle-like spikes that can pierce battery cells' components.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Tumors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumors. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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