tumour

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English tumour, from Old French tumour, from Latin tumor (“swelling”), from tumeō (“bulge, swell”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). Related to English thumb. === Noun === tumour (plural tumours) (oncology, pathology) Commonwealth standard spelling of tumor. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Middle English == === Etymology === From Old French tumour, from Latin tumor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtiu̯mur/, /tiu̯ˈmuːr/ === Noun === tumour (plural tumours) (Late Middle English) tumour (abnormal or morbid bodily growth) The growth of tumours or boils. ==== Descendants ==== English: tumour, tumor ==== References ==== “tumǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 August 2018. == Old French == === Alternative forms === tumeur === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin tumor. === Noun === tumour oblique singular, f (oblique plural tumours, nominative singular tumour, nominative plural tumours) tumor (abnormal swelling of an animal's living tissue) 1288, Somme Me Gautier ==== Descendants ==== French: tumeur → Middle English: tumourEnglish: tumour, tumor