"tumor" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 肿瘤

Definition

体内细胞异常增生，形成肿块或肿胀。肿瘤可以是良性（非癌症的）或恶性（癌症的）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“肿瘤”是医学用语。不都是癌症，“良性肿瘤”表示不是癌症，“恶性肿瘤”就是癌症。常见于正式或医疗语境。容易与“囊肿”混淆，后者多为液体。

Examples

The doctor found a tumor in her lung.

医生在她的肺部发现了一个**肿瘤**。

A tumor can be benign or malignant.

**肿瘤**可以是良性或恶性。

He needs surgery to remove the tumor.

他需要做手术切除**肿瘤**。

Luckily, the tumor turned out to be harmless.

幸运的是，**肿瘤**被证实是无害的。

Her family was relieved when the tumor was not cancer.

家人得知**肿瘤**不是癌症后都松了口气。

I wasn't expecting them to find a tumor during the check-up.

我没想到体检时会查出**肿瘤**。