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tumour vs growth

growth vs tumour

tumour and growth both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tumour Yes No No No
growth Yes No No No
As nouns, growth is a hypernym of tumour; that is, growth is a word with a broader meaning than tumour:
  • tumour: an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
  • growth: (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
tumour (noun) growth (noun)
an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose the gradual beginning or coming forth
vegetation that has grown
something grown or growing
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
a progression from simpler to more complex forms
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
Difference between tumour and growth

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