"polyp" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 息肉

Definition

息肉是在身體內形成的小腫塊，例如在結腸、鼻子或喉嚨裡。有些息肉無害，但有些可能發展為嚴重的健康問題。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「息肉」主要在醫學場合使用，指結腸、鼻腔或子宮等器官內部的異常增生。不是指外部腫塊或一般腫瘤。常見組合有「結腸息肉」、「鼻息肉」等。

Examples

The doctor found a polyp in her nose.

醫生在她的鼻子裡發現了一個**息肉**。

A polyp can sometimes become cancerous.

**息肉**有時會變成癌症。

Many people have a polyp and do not know it.

很多人有**息肉**卻不知道。

My aunt had a polyp removed from her colon last year.

我姑媽去年在結腸裡切除了**息肉**。

After the checkup, they told me I only had a small polyp.

檢查後，他們告訴我我只有一個小**息肉**。

Do you know if having a polyp always means something serious?

你知道有**息肉**是不是總代表很嚴重的問題嗎？