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tumor

[too-mer, tyoo-] / ˈtu mər, ˈtyu- /
NOUN
abnormal growth in animate being
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Featuring appearances by Björk, Yves Tumor and others, it explores mystical themes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Tumor growth ground to a halt in both lab-grown cancer cells and mouse models.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

We did an Yves Tumor music video and I was like, “no one is doing indie sleaze right now, I’m going to cover a pair of jeans in the Strokes patches, that’ll be so weird!”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

The condition is relatively rare; the National Brain Tumor Society estimated that more than 14,490 Americans were expected to receive a glioblastoma diagnosis in 2023.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2024

"The symptoms of Fibroid Tumor given in your little book accurately describe my case, so I write to you for advice."

From Treatise on the Diseases of Women by Pinkham, Lydia Estes




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