liú

old variant of 瘤[liu2]

illness (疒) + stays (留) = tumor that lingers

The illness radical 疒 carries the medical meaning — a growth that stays in the body. 留 contributes the sound liú and may subtly reinforce the idea of something that lingers or remains.

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IllnessSemantic

医生说他脖子上长了一个

yī shēng shuō tā bó zi shàng zhǎng le yī gè liú。

The doctor said a tumor grew on his neck.

这个需要做手术才能去掉。

zhè gè liú xū yào zuò shǒu shù cái néng qù diào。

This tumor needs surgery to be removed.

Words with 瘤

间皮瘤

jiān pí liú

mesothelioma (medicine)

骨瘤

gǔ liú

osteoma (benign tumor composed of bone-like material)

黑瘤

hēi liú

melanoma

黑素瘤

hēi sù liú

melanoma (type of skin cancer)

乳头瘤

rǔ tóu liú

papilloma

动脉瘤

dòng mài liú

aneurysm

卡波西氏肉瘤

kǎ bō xī shì ròu liú

Kaposi's sarcoma

国际肿瘤研究机构

guó jì zhǒng liú yán jiū jī gòu

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)

多发性骨髓瘤

duō fā xìng gǔ suǐ liú

(medicine) multiple myeloma

子宫肌瘤

zǐ gōng jī liú

fibroid tumor of the uterus

恶性瘤

è xìng liú

malignant tumor

恶性肿瘤

è xìng zhǒng liú

malignant tumor

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