英语单词 | tumor |
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英美音标 | 英 ['tjuːmə] 美 ['tjuːmə] |
中文释义 | n.<美>肿瘤;肿块 =tumour(英) |
英语例句 | (1) A tumor composed of muscle tissue. (2) The doctors decided to operate on him for the tumor. (3) Lumpectomy is a surgical procedure in which only the tumor tissue is remoed. |
中文例句 | (1) 肌瘤一种由肌肉组织构成的瘤 (2) 医生们决定为他开刀切除肿瘤。 (3) 肿块切除是仅将肿瘤组织切除的一个手术操作。 |
vocabulary简明 | A tumor is a growth — a mass of tissue — that has no function. Tumors can be harmless (benign) or harmful (malignant), but they are never any fun. |
vocabulary扩展 | When a bunch of cells form a new growth in or on an animal, and those cells have no purpose, the result is a tumor. The word tumor comes directly from Latin word for “swelling.” Tumors can be big or small, harmless or harmful. Benign tumors are not a cause for concern, but a malignant tumor is serious and could be cancerous. A doctor must test a tumor to see which kind it is. |
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