肿瘤科 (zhǒng liú kē) — oncology (department) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

oncology (department)

Measure word · 个

Examples

肿瘤科。
Tā fù qīn zài zhǒng liú kē jiē shòu zhì liáo.
His father is receiving treatment in the oncology department.
肿瘤科。
zhǒng liú kē De yī shēng dōu fēi cháng zhuān yè.
The doctors in the oncology department are all very professional.
，肿瘤科。
Tā qù nián bèi zhěn duàn chū ái zhèng, xiàn zài zài zhǒng liú kē zhù yuàn.
She was diagnosed with cancer last year and is now hospitalized in the oncology department.

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.

肿瘤tumor

肿zhǒngswelling瘤liútumor

联合Coordinate

科kēdepartment

肿瘤 means tumor and 科 means department, so together they name the oncology department.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 腫; 肿 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròumeat, flesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

重

重zhòng腫zhǒng

Same sound today

The traditional form 腫 combines 肉 (flesh) with 重 as a sound part; the simplified 肿 is a later shorthand.

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.

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

禾斗科

Meaning part形符xíngfú

斗斗dòumeasuring tool

Sound part声符shēngfú

禾

禾hé科kē

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

科 pairs 禾, which gives the hé sound, with 斗, a measuring tool.

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Hospital & Clinic Medicine & Treatment

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