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# tumour

«tumour» in Mova's school dictionary: **A lump in the body made of cells that grow when they…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a tumour, tumours; US tumor)

### meaning for a pupil

A lump in the body made of cells that grow when they should not. Some tumours are harmless (benign); some are cancer (malignant). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumour/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In health and science lessons about cells, a tumour forms when cells divide out of control. In everyday life doctors find and treat tumours. Phrases: a benign tumour, a malignant tumour, a brain tumour.

### examples

- The doctor found a small tumour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumour/#x1)
- Not all tumours are cancer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumour/#x2)
- A benign tumour does not spread. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumour/#x3)
- The surgeon removed the tumour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumour/#x4)
- Scientists study why tumours grow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumour/#x5)
- Her uncle had a tumour, but he is better now. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumour/#x6)

### note

UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada often spell tumour; the US spells tumor. Benign means not dangerous in this sense; malignant means cancer that can spread.

### In the corpora

- ["A growth" means a tumour, a lump that may or may not be cancer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/5-drink-mind-and-body/16/)
- ["A shadow on the lung" means a mark on an X-ray that may be a tumour in the lung.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/5-drink-mind-and-body/17/)
- [Then where'd you hear it?" Scientists have found tumours in sharks, so the claim falls over.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/186-how-do-you-know/5/)
- [Sharks can get cancer: scientists have found tumours (lumps of cancer) in sharks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/186-how-do-you-know/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «tumour» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tumour/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.