tumor

in Vietnamese u nhọt, khối u

BrE /ˈtjuːmə/ AmE /ˈtuːmər/

noun en → vi

1 MEDICAL CONDITION [singular] B2

u nhọt, khối u

an abnormal growth of tissue in the body, often cancerous

  • a tumor in/on/around somewhere

Collocations cancerous tumor · brain tumor

  • She was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

    Cô ấy được chẩn đoán mắc u não.

2 MEDICAL TREATMENT [transitive, T + obj] C1

Phẫu thuật hoặc điều trị khối u

to remove or treat a tumor surgically or through other medical means

  • take/treat/remove a tumor

Collocations surgical removal of a tumor · radiation treatment for a tumor

  • The doctors decided to take the tumor out surgically.

    Bác sĩ quyết định phẫu thuật để loại bỏ khối u.