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Tumor vs Beal - What's the difference?

tumor | beal |

As a noun tumor

is a tumor (oncology, pathology: an abnormal growth).

As a proper noun beal is

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tumor

English

(wikipedia tumor)

Alternative forms

* tumour (Commonwealth)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.

    • Usage notes

    is the standard modern spelling elsewhere.

    Synonyms

    * (an abnormal growth) neoplasm

    Hyponyms

    * (an abnormal growth) adenoma, granuloma * See also

    Derived terms

    * tumorigenesis

    beal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialectal, or, obsolete) A small inflammatory tumor; pustule.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) To gather matter; swell; come to a head, as a pimple; fester; suppurate.
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