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源自拉丁语 'tumor'(肿胀),与动词 'tumere'(肿胀)相关。
❶ 肿瘤,指体内异常生长的组织团块,可能是良性或恶性的。通常与癌症相关,但并非所有肿瘤都是癌性的。
“The doctor found several small tumors during the scan.”
(医生在扫描时发现了几个小肿瘤。)
“Benign tumors usually do not spread to other parts of the body.”
(良性肿瘤通常不会扩散到身体其他部位。)
brain tumor — 脑肿瘤,指生长在脑部或颅内的异常组织,可能引起头痛、癫痫等症状。
“He was diagnosed with a rare type of brain tumor.”
(他被诊断出患有一种罕见的脑肿瘤。)
tumor marker — 肿瘤标志物,指血液或其他体液中可检测到的、与肿瘤存在相关的特定物质。
“High levels of this tumor marker may indicate cancer.”
(这种肿瘤标志物水平升高可能预示着癌症。)