tumor Meaning, Definition & Usage

Tu"mor noun

Etymology

L., fr. tumere to swell: cf. F. tumeúr. See Tumid.

Definitions

1. (Med.) 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.