腫しゅ瘍よう

しゅ

よ

う

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Meanings

tumor; neoplasm

Medical term for an abnormal mass of tissue; used in both benign and malignant contexts. Common in news and clinical settings.

〈場ば所しょ〉に腫しゅ瘍ようができるa tumor forms/develops in 〈place〉
肺はいに腫しゅ瘍ようができていることが検けん査さでわかった。
The examination revealed that a tumor had formed in his lung.
腫しゅ瘍ようが見みつかるa tumor is discovered/detected
定てい期き検けん診しんで小ちいさな腫しゅ瘍ようが見みつかった。
A small tumor was found during his regular checkup.
腫しゅ瘍ようを摘てき出しゅつするto surgically remove a tumor
医い師しは手しゅ術じゅつで腫しゅ瘍ようを摘てき出しゅつした。
The doctor surgically removed the tumor.
腫しゅ瘍ようが大おおきくなるa tumor grows/enlarges
治ち療りょうを受うけなければ腫しゅ瘍ようがさらに大おおきくなる可か能のう性せいがある。
If left untreated, the tumor could grow even larger.

がんN2
癌 refers specifically to a malignant, cancerous growth, while 腫瘍 is the broader medical term covering both benign and malignant masses.
できものN1
できもの is a casual, everyday word for a lump or bump on the skin, whereas 腫瘍 is the formal clinical term used by doctors.
腫しゅ
腫瘍 is the standalone general term for a tumor or growth, while 腫 is a suffix attached to a body-part word to name a specific type of tumor, as in 肺腫.
ポリープ
腫瘍 is the broad medical term for any tumor, while ポリープ specifically denotes a growth that protrudes from a mucous membrane.

腫はれ
腫れ means ordinary swelling (e.g. from a bruise or infection) that usually goes down on its own, while 腫瘍 is an abnormal tissue mass that requires medical evaluation.

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Compound of 腫 (swelling) and 瘍 (sore, ulcer), both of which are kanji with medical connotations. The reading しゅよう is on'yomi.