tumour

/'tju:mə/ Cách viết khác : (tumour) /'tju:mə/

Thân thiện

A doctor points to a tumour on a medical scan.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose: A "tumour" is a growth of cells in the body that is not normal. This mass, or lump, of tissue does not have a useful function and can appear in any part of the body.

Usage

• The word "tumour" is used to describe a physical, abnormal growth. It is a medical term.
• It can be used with adjectives to specify its nature, such as (not cancerous) or (cancerous).
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Examples

• Noun:
  • The surgeon successfully removed the brain tumour.
  • Doctors are conducting tests to determine if the tumour is malignant.

Advanced Usage

• "Tumour burden": This refers to the total amount of tumour tissue (number of cancer cells, size of tumours) in the body.
  • The new treatment aims to reduce the patient's tumour burden.
• "Tumour marker": A substance found in blood, other body fluids, or tissues that can indicate the presence of cancer.
  • A high level of that tumour marker suggested the cancer might have returned.

Variants and Related Words

• Tumor: (noun) The American English spelling of "tumour".
• Tumorous (adj): Relating to or resembling a tumour.
  • The biopsy showed tumorous tissue.
• Neoplasm: (noun) A more technical, synonymous term for an abnormal new growth of tissue.
• Oncology: (noun) The branch of medicine that deals with the study and treatment of tumours (cancers).

Synonyms

• Growth: A more general term for an increase in size, often used in medical contexts.
• Mass: A lump or collection of tissue.
• Lump: A compact mass of a substance, especially one without a regular shape.

Related Phrases

• "Benign tumour": A tumour that is not cancerous. It grows slowly and does not spread to other parts of the body.
  • Fortunately, the lump was diagnosed as a benign tumour.
• "Malignant tumour": A cancerous tumour. It can grow quickly and invade nearby tissues or spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body.
  • A malignant tumour requires aggressive treatment like chemotherapy.
• "Tumour suppressor gene": A gene that protects a cell from becoming cancerous.
  • Mutations in tumour suppressor genes can lead to cancer.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tumor
• neoplasm