Definition

Relating to a tumor, which is an abnormal growth of tissue in the body.

Example

The doctor explained that the tumoral growth needed to be monitored closely.

Conversation

I just read about some tumoral studies in medical journals.

That sounds interesting! What did they find out?

They discovered new ways to treat tumoral growths more effectively.

Wow, that's promising! It could really help a lot of people.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Tumoral → It is formed from "tumor" (from Latin "tumor", meaning swelling or mass) and the suffix "-al" (meaning pertaining to). The word "tumoral" refers to something that is related to or characteristic of a tumor.

Memory Tip

Think of a 'tumor' as a 'swelling' and remember that 'tumoral' means something that pertains to that swelling.

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