"tumour" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 腫瘤

Definition

體內組織異常生長，可形成腫塊或團塊。腫瘤可以是良性（非癌症）或惡性（癌症）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

英式拼寫為'tumour'，美式為'tumor'。屬於醫學術語，不等同於一般腫塊。常見搭配：'benign tumour'（良性）、'malignant tumour'（惡性）。常與'diagnose'、'remove'等動詞連用。

Examples

The doctor found a tumour in her lung.

醫生在她的肺裡發現了一個**腫瘤**。

Is the tumour cancerous?

**腫瘤**是癌症嗎？

They removed the tumour during surgery.

他們在手術中切除了**腫瘤**。

The scans showed that the tumour hadn't grown.

影像檢查顯示**腫瘤**沒有變大。

He's recovering well after the tumour was taken out.

他手術切除**腫瘤**後恢復得很好。

Doctors are still not sure if the tumour is benign or malignant.

醫生們還不確定**腫瘤**是良性還是惡性。