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

A cancer is a malignant tumour.
癌是一种恶性瘤。
The surgeons operated upon him for a tumour.
外科医生为他施行了肿瘤切除手术。
The tumour constricts the nerves.
肿瘤压迫神经。
An international research team has developed a method for the screening and identification of tumour growth-suppressing genes.
一个国际研究小组设计了一种检测方法来筛查和鉴别肿瘤生长抑制基因。
Objective To evaluate clinical rationality and safety of surgical treatment for vast thyroid tumour.
目的评价巨大甲状腺肿瘤外科治疗的临床合理性与安全性。
Cellular senescence has been recently shown to have an important role in opposing tumour initiation and promotion.
细胞衰老已经在抑制肿瘤产生和扩展中显示出了重要的作用。
It wasn't cancer, only a benign tumour.
这不是癌症，只是良性肿瘤。
In tumour cells with defects in apoptosis, autophagy allows prolonged survival.
在凋亡缺陷的肿瘤细胞中，自噬延长了生存期。
Her father died of a brain tumour.
她父亲死于脑瘤。
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。