"tumours" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 肿瘤

Definition

当身体内的细胞异常或失控地生长时，会形成肿块或组织团块。肿瘤可以是良性的（非癌性）或恶性的（癌性）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多见于医学和科学语境。常见搭配有'良性肿瘤'、'恶性肿瘤'、'脑肿瘤'等。注意美式拼写为'tumor'。

Examples

Doctors found two tumours during the scan.

医生在扫描时发现了两个**肿瘤**。

Some tumours are not dangerous and can be removed easily.

有些**肿瘤**不危险，可以很容易地切除。

Brain tumours can affect memory and movement.

脑**肿瘤**可能影响记忆和行动。

The doctors are still testing to see if the tumours are cancerous.

医生们还在检测这些**肿瘤**是否为癌性。

After surgery, the patient had to return every month to check for new tumours.

手术后，病人每个月都要回来检查是否有新的**肿瘤**。

Some people live for years with tumours that cause no problems at all.

有些人多年生活着，但这些**肿瘤**完全没有造成任何问题。