"tumors" in Chinese (Simplified)
肿瘤
Definition
肿瘤是体内细胞异常生长形成的团块或肿块。有些肿瘤是良性的,不会扩散;有些则是恶性的,可能发展为癌症。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“肿瘤”在医学和医院环境中很常见,包括良性和恶性两种,并不等于“癌症”。常见表达有“良性肿瘤”、“恶性肿瘤”、“切除肿瘤”。不要和“囊肿”(液体囊泡)或“一般的肿块”混淆。
Examples
Doctors found two tumors in his lung.
医生在他的肺里发现了两个**肿瘤**。
Some tumors can be treated with medicine.
有些**肿瘤**可以用药物治疗。
Tumors are not always cancerous.
**肿瘤**并不总是癌症。
She's worried because the doctors want to test those tumors they found.
她很担心,因为医生想检测发现的那些**肿瘤**。
After surgery, most of the tumors were gone, but he still needs more treatment.
手术后,大部分**肿瘤**已经消除,但他仍需进一步治疗。
Some people live with benign tumors their whole lives and never have symptoms.
有些人会一辈子带着良性**肿瘤**,从不出现症状。