Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of the body; especially, a growth produced by deposition of new tissue; a neoplasm. 2. (n.) Affected pomp; bombast; swelling words or expressions; false magnificence or sublimity. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia TUMOR tu'-mer, tu'-mor (`ophel): the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes this word for "emerods" in 1 Samuel 5:12; 1 Samuel 6:4 Deuteronomy 28:27 margin. See EMERODS.