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1 tumour
tumor ['tjuːmə(r)] [AE 'tuː-] nome tumore m.* * *['tju:mə](an abnormal (dangerous) mass of tissue growing on or in the body: a brain tumour; The surgeon removed a tumour from her bladder.) tumore* * *tumore m* * *tumour, ( USA) tumor /ˈtju:mə(r)/, ( USA) /ˈtu:mə(r)/ (med.)n.tumore: malignant tumour, tumore malignotumorousa.1 tumorale2 affetto da tumore.* * *tumor ['tjuːmə(r)] [AE 'tuː-] nome tumore m. -
2 decrease
I ['diːkriːs]nome diminuzione f., decremento m.; (in price) ribasso m., calo m. (in di)II 1. [dɪ'kriːs]verbo transitivo diminuire, ridurre [number, size]2.verbo intransitivo [ population] diminuire, decrescere; [price, rate] abbassarsi, calare; [ popularity] diminuire, calare* * *1. [di'kri:s] verb(to make or become less: Their numbers had decreased over the previous year.) diminuire2. ['di:kri:s] noun(a growing less: a decrease of fifty per cent; a gradual decrease in unemployment.) diminuzione* * *decrease /ˈdi:kri:s/n.diminuzione; calo; a decrease in income, una diminuzione del reddito; a decrease in prices, un ribasso dei prezzi; The latest figures showed a decrease of 5% [of 10,000£], le cifre più recenti mostravano un calo del 5% [di 10 000 sterline]; a decrease in the demand for consumer goods, una flessione della domanda di beni di consumo● to be on the decrease, essere in diminuzione.(to) decrease /dɪˈkri:s/A v. i.1 diminuire; scendere: Unemployment decreased by 15,000 last month, la disoccupazione è scesa di 15 000 il mese scorso; The tumor has decreased in size, le dimensioni del tumore si sono ridotte; Interest rates decreased to 1.5%, i tassi di interesse sono scesi all'1,5%B v. t.* * *I ['diːkriːs]nome diminuzione f., decremento m.; (in price) ribasso m., calo m. (in di)II 1. [dɪ'kriːs]verbo transitivo diminuire, ridurre [number, size]2.verbo intransitivo [ population] diminuire, decrescere; [price, rate] abbassarsi, calare; [ popularity] diminuire, calare
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tumor suppressor gene — noun a suppressor gene that blocks unscheduled cell division • Hypernyms: ↑suppressor, ↑suppresser, ↑suppressor gene, ↑suppresser gene … Useful english dictionary