瘤
lump, swelling
Readings
On'yomi
- リュウ
- ル
Kun'yomi
- こぶ
Meaning
瘤 centers on an abnormal raised mass on the body: a lump or swelling, typically a benign growth like a bump or tumor.
Most common words using 瘤
20 of 21- 瘤こぶN1
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
- 動脈瘤どうみゃくりゅう
aneurysm; aneurism
- 大動脈瘤だいどうみゃくりゅう
aortic aneurysm
- 未破裂脳動脈瘤みはれつのうどうみゃくりゅう
unruptured cerebral aneurysm
- 瘤歯鯨こぶはくじら
Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris); dense-beaked whale
- 瘤牛こぶうし
zebu; humped cattle
- 瘤白鳥こぶはくちょう
mute swan (Cygnus olor)
- 瘤蜜柑こぶみかん
kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix)
- 瘤鯛こぶだい
(adult male) Asian sheepshead wrasse (Semicossyphus reticulatus)
- 癭瘤えいりゅう
cecidium; gall
- 粉瘤ふんりゅう
atheroma
- 精索静脈瘤せいさくじょうみゃくりゅう
varicocele
- 精索静脈瘤切除せいさくじょうみゃくりゅうせつじょ
varicocelectomy
- 精索静脈瘤手術せいさくじょうみゃくりゅうしゅじゅつ
varicocelectomy; varicocele surgery
- 脳動脈瘤のうどうみゃくりゅう
cerebral aneurysm
- 腫瘤しゅりゅう
lump; mass; tumor (tumour)
- 腱膜瘤けんまくりゅう
bunion
- 腹部大動脈瘤ふくぶだいどうみゃくりゅう
abdominal aortic aneurysm
- 血瘤けつりゅう
hematocele
- 静脈瘤じょうみゃくりゅう
varix; varicosity; varicose vein
Study
Etymology
瘤 combines 疒 (sickness) with 留, which likely contributes the sound リュウ and may suggest something staying or accumulating, like a lump that persists.
Meaning mnemonic
The sickness enclosure 疒 wraps around 留, like a lump that stays (留) on the body as a swelling.
Reading mnemonic
For リュウ, imagine a lump that looks like a small, round 'ryu' (as in a made-up word for a bump) staying on the skin: ryu -> リュウ, and the lump remains.