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tumor

[too-mer, tyoo-] / ˈtu mər, ˈtyu- /
NOUN
abnormal growth in animate being
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Next, the FDA quibbles that patients who had every tumor injected had higher remission rates than those who had only some.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

In mouse studies, adding zeaxanthin to the diet slowed tumor growth.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

In this case, the virus has been modified to replicate only inside tumor cells, causing them to burst, while simultaneously triggering a more aggressive immune response from the body’s own white blood cells.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The Foster City, Calif., company said the deal also includes TUB-030, an ADC that has shown promising initial clinical data across various solid tumor types.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Baba walked out of the wel­fare office like a man cured of a tumor.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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