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Tumor

noun

An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose. Synonyms: neoplasm, tumour.

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... relatives she recounted a vague story of her delirium at the hospital. She had a faint recollection of swallowing a knife, she said. To swallow a knife and survive was improbable, she was told, but she was advised to see a physician. The first doctor called in recommended an immediate operation for a tumor. Another believed she had ...

— News Writing - The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories • M. Lyle Spencer

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... the nostrils, with a swelling under the throat, a disinclination to eat. Thirst, but after a gulp or two the horse ceases to drink. In attempting to swallow, a convulsive cough comes on; mouth hot and tongue coated with a white fur. The tumor under the jaw soon fills the whole space, and is evidently one uniform body, and may thus be distinguished from glanders or the enlarged ...

— Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets • Daniel Young

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