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。
癌
carcinomas — plural of carcinoma
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
any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
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
An invasive malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
Early detection of carcinoma can significantly improve treatment outcomes.
早期发现癌可以显著改善治疗效果。
用法提示：此处'carcinoma'为名词，指恶性肿瘤（癌）。
The biopsy confirmed that the tumor was a carcinoma.
活组织检查证实该肿瘤是癌。
用法提示：此处'carcinoma'为名词，指一种癌症类型。
Several types of carcinoma are linked to smoking.
几种类型的癌都与吸烟有关。
用法提示：此处'carcinoma'为名词，使用复数形式'carcinomas'指多种癌症。
通常用“of”指出癌变部位。
Carcinoma of the breast is common.
乳腺癌很常见。
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。
描述癌症转移。
The carcinoma spread to the liver.
癌扩散到了肝脏。
最常用的日常同义词，但carcinoma特指上皮组织癌变
医学术语，泛指恶性病变，比carcinoma范围更广
医学正式用语，包括良性和恶性，需上下文限定
常用词，但可指良性或恶性，不如carcinoma精确
grammar · medium
易错句子He was diagnosed with carcinoma.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has carcinoma in his lung.
正确表达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。
与恶性上皮肿瘤（癌）相反的肿瘤类型
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。
基底细胞癌
Basal cell carcinoma rarely metastasizes.
基底细胞癌很少转移。
浸润性癌
Invasive carcinoma requires aggressive treatment.
浸润性癌需要积极治疗。
转移性癌
Metastatic carcinoma often spreads to the lymph nodes.
转移性癌常扩散到淋巴结。
原位癌
Carcinoma in situ is an early stage of cancer.
原位癌是癌症的早期阶段。
肺癌
Lung carcinoma is one of the leading causes of cancer death.
肺癌是癌症死亡的主要原因之一。
carcin (root, meaning cancer) + oma (suffix, meaning tumor)
carcin (root) + ogen (suffix, meaning producing)
carcino- (combining form) + genesis (suffix, meaning origin)
与carcinoma同属肿瘤范畴，但carcinoma特指上皮组织来源的恶性肿瘤。
carcinoma是恶性肿瘤的一种，malignant描述其侵袭性。
carcinoma起源于上皮细胞，细胞是基本单位。
carcinoma发生在上皮组织，与组织类型密切相关。
研究包括carcinoma在内的肿瘤的学科。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.