Chinese word

肿瘤

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǒng liú

Meaning

  • nountumor

Example

医生说我的肿瘤需要检查。yī shēng shuō wǒ de zhǒng liú xū yào jiǎn chá

The doctor said my tumor needed to be examined.

Illustration for 肿瘤 (tumor)

More examples

恶性肿瘤常常需要化疗或放疗。è xìng zhǒng liú cháng cháng xū yào huà liáo huò fàng liáo

Malignant tumors often require chemotherapy or radiation therapy.

Core concept

An abnormal change in body tissue that appears as a swelling, lump, or larger mass.

Common phrases

  • 良性肿瘤liáng xìng zhǒng liú

    benign tumor

  • 恶性肿瘤è xìng zhǒng liú

    malignant tumor

  • 肿瘤标志物zhǒng liú biāo zhì wù

    tumor marker

  • 肿瘤转移zhǒng liú zhuǎn yí

    tumor metastasis

Similar words

癌症ái zhèng: A disease in which cells grow out of control and can spread through the body.
囊肿náng zhǒng: A small sac in the skin or an organ that becomes filled with fluid or another material.
结节jié jié: A small, hard lump in body tissue that may be felt by touch.
肿块zhǒng kuài: A swelling or lump on the skin or inside the body that can be seen or felt.

Definition in Chinese

指身体组织局部异常增生或膨胀形成的块状病变，可为良性或恶性，通常需通过影像学或病理检查确定性质。zhǐ shēn tǐ zǔ zhī jú bù yì cháng zēng shēng huò péng zhàng xíng chéng de kuài zhuàng bìng biàn kě wèi liáng xìng huò è xìng tōng cháng xū tōng guò yǐng xiàng xué huò bìng lǐ jiǎn chá què dìng xìng zhì

Word origin

肿瘤 (zhǒngliú, "tumor") is formed from 肿 (zhǒng, "swelling") and 瘤 (liú, "growth or lump"), so its structure points to a swollen tissue mass rather than its final diagnosis.

Usage tips

  • When a doctor mentions 肿瘤 (zhǒngliú, "tumor"), the word identifies a finding that may need imaging or pathology, not a confirmed cancer diagnosis.

Other meanings

  • lumpnoun
  • growthnoun
  • massnoun

Opposites

  • 正常组织zhèng cháng zǔ zhīnormal tissuenoun

Related words

  • 肿瘤学zhǒng liú xuéoncologynoun
  • 肿瘤科zhǒng liú kēoncology departmentnoun
  • 肿瘤细胞zhǒng liú xì bāotumor cellnoun

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