tumour
BrE /ˈtjuːmə/ AmE /ˈtuːmər/
noun en → es
an abnormal growth of tissue in the body, often cancerous
tumor, cáncer
- have a tumor
Collocations brain tumor · cancerous tumor
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She was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Fue diagnosticada con un tumor cerebral.
a mass of tissue that grows abnormally in an organism, used in scientific contexts
tumor, masa de tejido
- study a tumor
Collocations experimental tumour model · pathological tumor
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Scientists are studying the effects of new drugs on experimental tumors.
Los científicos están estudiando los efectos de nuevas drogas en modelos experimentales de tumores.