tu·mour
noun/ˈtjuːmə(r)/
/ˈtuːmər/
(US English tumor)
- a mass of cells growing in or on a part of the body where they should not, usually causing medical problems
瘤；肿瘤；肿块 - a brain tumour
脑瘤 - a benign/malignant (= harmless/harmful) tumour
良性／恶性肿瘤
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsc1- a primary tumour in the breast
乳房的原发性肿块 - They were relieved to hear that the tumour was benign.
听说是良性肿瘤，他们松了一口气。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cancerous
- malignant
- benign
- …
- diagnose
- remove
- shrink
- …
- cell
- tissue
- formation
- …
- tumour in
- tumour of
- tumour on
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin tumor, from tumere ‘to swell’. - a brain tumour