Word · Frequency #9423
carcinoma
癌
any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
- 1.
An invasive malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
一种侵袭性恶性肿瘤,源自上皮组织,易转移到身体其他部位
一种侵袭性恶性肿瘤,源自上皮组织,易转移到身体其他部位；癌；[医] 癌
In use
Early detection of carcinoma can significantly improve treatment outcomes.
The biopsy confirmed that the tumor was a carcinoma.
Several types of carcinoma are linked to smoking.
carcinoma of [organ]
通常用“of”指出癌变部位。
Carcinoma of the breast is common.
乳腺癌很常见。
diagnosed with carcinoma
此搭配常用于医生诊断。
He was diagnosed with carcinoma last year.
他去年被诊断出患有癌症。
carcinoma spreads to [organ]
描述癌症转移。
The carcinoma spread to the liver.
癌扩散到了肝脏。
Common mistakes
He was diagnosed with carcinoma.He was diagnosed with a carcinoma.
carcinoma是可数名词，表示单个肿瘤时需加不定冠词a/an。
He has carcinoma in his lung.He has carcinoma of his lung.
医学中表达癌变器官时，正确的介词是of，即carcinoma of + organ，而非in。
Connections
Collocations
- squamous cell carcinoma
- 鳞状细胞癌
- Squamous cell carcinoma is a common type of skin cancer.鳞状细胞癌是一种常见的皮肤癌。
- basal cell carcinoma
- 基底细胞癌
- Basal cell carcinoma rarely metastasizes.基底细胞癌很少转移。
- invasive carcinoma
- 浸润性癌
- Invasive carcinoma requires aggressive treatment.浸润性癌需要积极治疗。
- metastatic carcinoma
- 转移性癌
- Metastatic carcinoma often spreads to the lymph nodes.转移性癌常扩散到淋巴结。
- carcinoma in situ
- 原位癌
- Carcinoma in situ is an early stage of cancer.原位癌是癌症的早期阶段。
- lung carcinoma
Learner notes
Memory Tip
carcinoma 谐音'卡西诺玛'，联想卡西诺赌场的玛（妈）因吸烟得癌。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学、病理学 “carcinoma”是正式的医学术语，多用于医学、病理学和肿瘤学领域，在非专业日常交流中较少使用。
Grammar Note
医学术语
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the '-oma' suffix and rhyme with carcinoma because they have the same stressed vowel (/əʊ/) and following sounds (/mə/). The stress falls on the syllable immediately before '-ma' in each word.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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