tumorous
adjective
tu·mor·ous
ˈtü-mə-rəs 
ˈtyü-;
ˈtüm-rəs,
ˈtyüm-
: of, relating to, or resembling a tumor
tumorous cells
a tumorous growth
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Gut bacteria can ferment fiber, producing a molecule known as butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid that is believed to have anti-cancer properties, including inhibiting tumorous cell growth and promoting death in cancerous cells, Fasulo said.
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Akshay Syal, NBC news, 31 May 2025
There’s a tumorous, oozing, bedridden young man — a rotten, the locals call him — dribbling fluids onto the floor of his family’s crude shack.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
What about a single tumorous cell?
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2011
There isn't a tumorous switch cluster or a glowing electro-screen to be found.
—Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 1 Mar. 2023
A year later, just as vaccine research was gaining momentum, researchers detected a new transmissible facial cancer in devils—a genetically distinct cell line that also causes tumorous boils across the face.
—Katie Jewett, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2018
The tumorous ulcer appeared in the armpit of the same arm in which the man had received the injection, and then regressed spontaneously.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2022
In January, Peña sought his release to receive medical treatment for tumorous growths.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022
Pena in January sought his release to receive medical treatment for tumorous growths.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2022
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Akshay Syal, NBC news, 31 May 2025
There’s a tumorous, oozing, bedridden young man — a rotten, the locals call him — dribbling fluids onto the floor of his family’s crude shack.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
What about a single tumorous cell?
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2011
There isn't a tumorous switch cluster or a glowing electro-screen to be found.
—Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 1 Mar. 2023
A year later, just as vaccine research was gaining momentum, researchers detected a new transmissible facial cancer in devils—a genetically distinct cell line that also causes tumorous boils across the face.
—Katie Jewett, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2018
The tumorous ulcer appeared in the armpit of the same arm in which the man had received the injection, and then regressed spontaneously.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2022
In January, Peña sought his release to receive medical treatment for tumorous growths.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022
Pena in January sought his release to receive medical treatment for tumorous growths.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2022
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tumorous
adjective
tu·mor·ous
ˈt(y)üm-(ə-)rəs
: of, relating to, or resembling a tumor
a tumorous disease
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