tumour

/ˈtjuːmə/

Syllables tu·mour

Stress TU-mour

Phonics Breakdown

tu

/tjuː/

long u_e

mour

/mə/

er schwa

Meaning

an abnormal mass of tissue formed by uncontrolled cell growth

Sound Reference

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tu=/tjuː/(tune) + mour=/mə/(humour)

Example

The doctor found a small tumour during the scan.