肿瘤

zhǒng liú

CL 个 gè

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. tumor

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 肿块 zhǒng kuài 肿块 zhǒng kuài swelling a mass or swelling, often used before a diagnosis: swelling
• 良性肿瘤 liáng xìng zhǒng liú 良性肿瘤 liáng xìng zhǒng liú benign tumor benign tumor: benign tumor
• 恶性肿瘤 è xìng zhǒng liú 恶性肿瘤 è xìng zhǒng liú malignant tumor malignant tumor: malignant tumor
• 癌症 ái zhèng 癌症 ái zhèng cancer cancer, a disease often involving tumors: cancer

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 长 (zhǎng) as in 长肿瘤 (to grow a tumor) and with 切除 (qiēchú) for surgical removal.

Formality

In clinical contexts, 肿瘤 is standard, but in everyday speech, people may use 瘤子 (liúzi), which is more colloquial and can sound slightly derogatory.

Example Sentences

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医生建议切除 肿瘤 。

The doctor recommended removing the tumor.

医生发现他的肺部有一个 肿瘤 。

The doctor found a tumor in his lung.

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Words Containing 肿瘤

• 国际肿瘤研究机构 国际肿瘤研究机构 guó jì zhǒng liú yán jiū jī gòu: International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
• 恶性肿瘤 恶性肿瘤 è xìng zhǒng liú: malignant tumor
• 脑肿瘤 脑肿瘤 nǎo zhǒng liú: brain tumor
• 肿瘤切除术 肿瘤切除术 zhǒng liú qiè chú shù: lumpectomy
• 肿瘤学 肿瘤学 zhǒng liú xué: oncology
• 肿瘤病医生 肿瘤病医生 zhǒng liú bìng yī shēng: oncologist (medicine)
• 良性肿瘤 良性肿瘤 liáng xìng zhǒng liú: benign tumor

Child Words of 肿瘤

• 肿 肿 zhǒng: to swell
• 瘤 瘤 liú: tumor