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tumor
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el tumor(
too
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mohr
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (illness)
a. tumor (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
A Miguel lo operaron la semana pasada para quitarle un tumor que tenía en el riñón.Miguel had surgery last week to remove a tumor in his kidney.
b. tumour (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Los doctores le encontraron a mi mamá un tumor en la vejiga, pero es benigno.The doctors found a tumour in my mom's bladder, but it's benign.
c. growth (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
El oncólogo piensa que el tumor que tiene Gabriela en la rodilla puede ser maligno.The oncologist thinks that the growth Gabriela has on her knee could be malignant.
2. (figurative) (moral ill)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. cancer
La desigualdad de género es un tumor en nuestra sociedad.Gender inequality is a cancer upon our society.
b. tumor (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
En los últimos años, el crimen a mano armada se ha vuelto un tumor que no deja a nuestra comunidad avanzar.In recent years, gun violence has become a tumor that won't let our community progress.
c. tumour (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
La introducción de un sistema de educación primaria obligatoria eliminó el tumor del analfabetismo en nuestro país.The introduction of a system of compulsory primary education eliminated the tumour of illiteracy in our country.
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