Category:Tumor

Tu"mor, n. Etym: [l., fr. tumere to swell: cf. F. tumeúr. See tumid.]

1. (med.)

Defn: a morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of the Body; especially, a growth produced by deposition of new tissue; a Neoplasm.

2. Affected pomp; bombast; swelling words or expressions; false Magnificence or sublimity. [r.] Better, however, to be a flippant, than, by a revolting form of tumor And perplexity, to lead men into habits of intellect such as result From the modern vice of english style. De quincey. Encysted tumor, a tumor which is inclosed in a membrane called a Cyst, connected with the surrounding parts by the neighboring Cellular substance. -- fatty tumor. See under fatty. -- innocent tumor, or benign tumor, one which does not of itself Threaten life, and does not usually tend to recur after extirpation. -- malignant tumor, a tumor which tends continually to spread, to Become generalized in different parts of the body, and to recur after Extirpation, and which, if left to itself, causes death.