tumour

英 [ˈtjuːmə(r)]

美 [ˈtuːmər]

n. 瘤; 肿瘤; 肿块

复数：tumours　

Collins.2 / BNC.4248

同义词辨析

cancer canker growth tumour【导航词义：癌，瘤】

cancern. 癌，癌症

〔辨析〕

指人体内的恶性肿瘤。

〔例证〕

He died of liver cancer.
他死于肝癌。
A lot of cancers can now be cured.
现在有许多种癌症可以治愈。

cankern. 根瘤病；溃疡

〔辨析〕

指花木的枝枯病，也指人和动物的溃疡病。

〔例证〕

This tree suffers from canker.
这棵树患根瘤病。
My dog has a canker sore in its mouth.
我的狗患了口腔溃疡。

growthn. 赘生物

〔辨析〕

指人、动物或植物体表或体内因病变而长出的肿块。

〔例证〕

a cancerous/malignant growth
癌性/恶性赘生物
He has a growth on his throat.
他喉咙处上长了一个肿块。

tumourn. 肿瘤，肿块

〔辨析〕

指人或动物身体某部位因病变而长出且迅速增大的肿块。

〔例证〕

The surgeon operated on her to remove the tumour.
外科医生给她做手术以切除肿瘤。
The doctor diagnosed the tumour as benign.
医生认为这个肿块是良性的。

noun

in AM, use 美国英语用 tumor

肿瘤
Atumouris a mass of diseased or abnormal cells that has grown in a person's or animal's body.

noun

Colorectal cancer: Malignant tumour of the large intestine ( colon) or rectum.
结肠直肠癌：结肠或直肠的恶性肿瘤。
Some tumours produce compounds characteristic or other tissues, e.g.parathyroid hormone by cells of tumour arising in the bronchus.
一些肿瘤产生具有其他组织特征的复合物，例如来源于支气管的瘤细胞产生甲状旁腺激素。
It wasn't cancer, only a benign tumour.
这不是癌症，只是良性肿瘤。
Angiogenesis is critical during tumour initiation and malignant progression.
血管生成在肿瘤发生和中起重要作用。
It is not the primary tumour that kills, but secondary growths elsewhere in the body
原发性肿瘤并不会置人于死地，致命的是身体其他部位的继发肿瘤。
We have a tumour to remove.
我们要摘除一个肿瘤。
The tumour constricts the nerves.
肿瘤压迫神经。
Sebaceous gland carcinoma is a rare, aggressive, skin tumour.
皮脂腺癌是一种罕见的侵袭性皮肤肿瘤。
The surgeons operated upon him for a tumour.
外科医生为他施行了肿瘤切除手术。
However, similarly staged cancers may have markedly different prognoses, indicating that stage cannot completely explain tumour behaviour.
然而，相近分期的癌症的预后却有着显著的差异，提示了分期并不能完全解释肿瘤的行为。