meningioma

IPA/menˌɪn.dʒiˈəʊ.mə/
IPA/məˌnɪn.dʒiˈoʊ.mə/

meningioma — 名詞

  • meningiomasingular
  • meningiomasplural

1. a lump of abnormal cells that forms in the protective membranes around the brain

1.名詞
釋義

腦膜瘤

長在腦或脊髓外層膜的腫瘤

a lump of abnormal cells that forms in the protective membranes around the brain or the spinal cord, usually growing slowly and often not cancerous

例句

The scan showed a small meningioma pressing against the left side of Felipe's brain.

掃描顯示，一顆小小的腦膜瘤正壓迫著 Felipe 腦部的左側。

meningioma pressing against the brain

Because Yan's meningioma was growing slowly, the doctor chose to watch it for a year.

因為 Yan 的腦膜瘤長得很慢，醫生決定先觀察一年。

常見搭配
  • benign meningioma
  • malignant meningioma
  • remove a meningioma
  • diagnosed with a meningioma

用法筆記

Countable: one meningioma, two meningiomas. Not to be confused with meningitis, which is an infection of the same membranes rather than a tumour.

常見錯誤

The infection of the brain's lining is called meningioma.
The infection of the brain's lining is called meningitis.
meningioma is a tumour, not an infection.

同根字

  • meninges
    名詞
  • meningeal
    形容詞
  • meningitis
    名詞

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • meningioma surgery
  • meningioma patient