As nouns the difference between tumor and tumours
is that tumor is an abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia while tumours is plural of tumour.
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
tumours
English
Alternative forms
* tumors (mainly US )
Noun
(head)