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lymphoma
淋巴瘤
a tumor of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer
- 1.
A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.
起源于淋巴结或其他淋巴组织的恶性肿瘤。
- 2.
a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer
淋巴组织的肿瘤,通常为恶性；四大主要癌症类型之一
起源于淋巴结或其他淋巴组织的恶性肿瘤。；淋巴组织的肿瘤,通常为恶性；四大主要癌症类型之一；淋巴组织瘤；淋巴腺瘤；[医] 淋巴[组织]瘤
In use
The doctor said the swelling might be a lymphoma and ordered more tests.
Researchers are studying new drugs that could improve survival for patients with lymphoma.
After months of fatigue and weight loss, she was finally diagnosed with lymphoma.
develop lymphoma
淋巴瘤常作不可数名词，指这种疾病；也可指具体类型，复数形式为 lymphomas 或 lymphomata。
He developed lymphoma at the age of forty.
他四十岁时患上了淋巴瘤。
be diagnosed with lymphoma
介词用 with，表示被确诊患有淋巴瘤。
She was diagnosed with lymphoma last year.
她去年被诊断出淋巴瘤。
lymphoma in the [body part]
用 in 说明淋巴瘤发生的部位。
Connections
Collocations
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- 霍奇金淋巴瘤
- Hodgkin lymphoma is one of the most treatable forms of cancer.霍奇金淋巴瘤是最可治疗的癌症之一。
- non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- 非霍奇金淋巴瘤
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is more common than Hodgkin lymphoma.非霍奇金淋巴瘤比霍奇金淋巴瘤更常见。
- lymphoma cells
- 淋巴瘤细胞
- The biopsy showed lymphoma cells in the lymph nodes.活检显示淋巴结中有淋巴瘤细胞。
- develop lymphoma
- 患上淋巴瘤
- People with weakened immune systems are more likely to develop lymphoma.免疫系统较弱的人更容易患上淋巴瘤。
- lymphoma treatment
- 淋巴瘤治疗
- Lymphoma treatment often includes chemotherapy and radiation therapy.淋巴瘤治疗通常包括化疗和放疗。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记：淋巴的英文是lymph，-oma表示肿瘤，合起来就是淋巴瘤。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical diagnosis、medical literature、patient education “lymphoma”是医学术语，通常出现在临床诊断、医学文献和健康科普等正式场合；日常口语中较少直呼此词，多结合具体语境说明。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 lymphomas，医学文献中亦可作 lymphomata。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上各词与 lymphoma 押韵，重音都在 /oʊ/ 上，后面以 /mə/ 结尾，构成 /-oʊmə/ 的韵脚。注意 lymphoma 开头的 lymph 读 /lɪmf/，与这些词不押韵；nymph (/nɪmf/) 等拼写相近的词发音也不同。
Learn the forms together
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