肌瘤 (jī liú) — (medical) myoma, fibroid (a benign tumor of mus… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A medical term for a benign muscle-tissue tumor (myoma / fibroid), usually referring to tumors of the uterus (子宫肌瘤) in everyday clinical use.

noun

(medical) myomafibroid (a benign tumor of muscle tissue)

Measure word · 个

Easily confused

Examples

肌瘤。
Tā tǐ jiǎn shí fā xiàn le yí gè jī liú.
She found a fibroid during her checkup.
肌瘤。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā zuò jī liú shǒu shù.
The doctor recommended she have surgery for the fibroid.
肌瘤。
Zhè zhǒng jī liú tōng cháng shì liáng xìng de.
This type of myoma is usually benign.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

肌jīmuscle

肌瘤 names a 瘤 (tumor) of 肌 (muscle tissue).

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròu

Sound part声符shēngfú

几

几jǐ肌jī

Same sound today

In 肌, the left part ⺼ is the flesh form, matching muscle or flesh, while the right part 几 supplies the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

疒留瘤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèillness

Sound part声符shēngfú

留

留liú瘤liú

Same sound today

瘤 pairs 疒, an illness part, with 留, which gives its sound.

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