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tumor

[too-mer, tyoo-] / ˈtu mər, ˈtju- /
NOUN
abnormal growth in animate being
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Over time, its descendants may rebuild the tumor.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Each new therapy would create a different challenge for the tumor, potentially limiting its ability to adapt.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Researchers at Umeå University and collaborating institutions have developed an experimental cancer drug that may be able to slow tumor growth and prevent aggressive prostate cancer from spreading.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

The nanoparticles carried messenger RNA that directs cells to produce PTEN, a protein that helps prevent uncontrolled tumor growth.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

I have to let his mother know he doesn’t have a brain tumor.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

Many prostate tumors grow slowly and never become life threatening.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

We found that expansion states saw more early-stage cancer diagnoses, meaning tumors were more likely to be caught while still treatable.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Turtles and tortoises rarely develop the disease, but a white and yellow leopard gecko known in the pet trade as the "lemon frost" morph develops aggressive tumors in about 80% of individuals.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

She competed with other researchers for access to scarce tissue samples from human tumors and led a team analyzing them for clues.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Stories such as these spread through the camp and grew in our minds like tumors.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




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