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 Illnessc1a 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
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- diagnose
- remove
- shrink
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- cell
- tissue
- formation
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- tumour in
- tumour of
- tumour on
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin tumor, from tumere ‘to swell’.