tumor

Other forms of tumor

plural

tumors·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about tumor

What does tumor mean?

tumor means "an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose".

How many syllables are in tumor?

tumor has 2 syllables: tu-mor. The stress falls on "tu". In IPA it is /ˈtumɚ/.

What is another word for tumor?

Close synonyms include tumour, neoplasm. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tumor a common word?

tumor is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.