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肉瘤

Word · Noun

sarcoma; malignant tumor

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Meanings

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1.

noun

sarcoma; malignant tumor originating in connective tissue, bone, lymphatic tissue, or muscle

formal

In medical terminology, sarcoma (肉瘤) is strictly distinguished from carcinoma (癌): sarcomas arise from mesenchymal/connective tissue, while carcinomas arise from epithelial tissue. Osteosarcoma (骨肉瘤) is a common example.

Bìng病
lǐ理
bào报
gào告
què确
rèn认
zhǒng肿
liú瘤
wèi为
è恶
xìng性
ròu肉
liú瘤
 。

The pathology report confirmed the tumor as a malignant sarcoma.

Gǔ骨
ròu肉
liú瘤
shì是
ér儿
tóng童
hé和
qīng青
shào少
nián年
zhōng中
zuì最
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
yuán原
fā发
xìng性
gǔ骨
è恶
xìng性
zhǒng肿
liú瘤
 。

Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor in children and adolescents.

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Yǔ与
ái癌
bù不
tóng同
 ,
ròu肉
liú瘤
lái来
yuán源
yú于
jiān间
yè叶
zǔ组
zhī织
 。

Unlike carcinoma, sarcoma originates from mesenchymal tissue.