tumors

noun

plural of tumor
as in neoplasms
an abnormal mass of tissue the scan showed a small tumor in her abdomen

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Recent Examples of tumors Currently, doctors often treat postmenopausal women with ER+ tumors with inhibitors of a different enzyme. — Allessandra Dicorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026 Many patients could be helped by new drugs that disable the genes fueling their tumors. — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Some clinics may also offer full-body MRIs, which scan for any abnormalities from cancerous tumors to evidence of stroke. — Renée Onque, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 Lundgren subsequently underwent surgery and had six tumors removed. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026 Under guidance issued in 2022, the FDA has approved nine drugs to be used for patients whose tumors have specific mutations, regardless of the organ where the cancer first appeared. — Arthur Allen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 What a full-body scan can actually find A whole-body MRI or ultrasound can pick up benign and cancerous tumors, abnormalities in bone marrow or lymph nodes and irregularities in major blood vessels. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 With signs of mosaic loss of the Y chromosome prevalent in renal cell and esophageal cancers, researchers have been keen to map its appearance in tissues surrounding tumors to determine how they may be related to the disease’s progress. — Mike McRae 20, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumors
  1. neoplasms
  2. lumps
  3. growths
Noun
  • The disease starts with lesions and neoplasms, or precancerous cysts.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 July 2026
  • Girls and women who were first diagnosed with breast cancer at a later age had the highest incidence of developing subsequent primary neoplasms by 30 years post-initial cancer diagnosis.
    — Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of neoplasms
Noun
  • The real estate sector is taking its lumps as Treasury yields surge, but Mizuho sees plenty of potential for two dividend-paying stocks in that corner of the market.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Through two weeks of the Dallas Cowboys’ season, there are some lumps that the team’s defense has taken that have been reminiscent of the last two porous efforts on that side of the ball.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of lumps
Noun
  • New Yale research may help explain why some patients with a small number of growths experience debilitating pain, while others with more widespread disease do not have symptoms.
    — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Uterine fibroids are common, noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during a person’s reproductive years, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of growths

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“Tumors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumors. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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