瘤 (lau4 | liu2) : tumour

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瘤

lau4

liu2

tumour; lump; bump; swelling

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 疒 (#104)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

瘤

This word has been viewed 3095 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Sep 2013 12:05

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腫瘤 zung2 lau4 zhong3 liu2 = tumor

腦瘤 nou5 lau4 nao3 liu2 = brain tumor

淋巴瘤 lam4 baa1 lau4 lin2 ba1 liu2 = lymphoma, lymphomas

腫瘤學 zung2 lau4 hok6 zhong3 liu2 xue2 = oncology; study of tumors

間皮瘤 gaan1 pei4 lau4 = mesothelioma

人乳頭瘤病毒 jan4 jyu5 tau4 lau4 beng6 duk6 ren2 ru3 tou2 liu2 bing4 du4 = Human papillomavirus (HPV)

子宮肌瘤 zi2 gung1 gei1 lau4 zi3 gong1 ji1 liu2 = uterine fibroid

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Decimal representation of this word: 瘤
Unicode code for this character: U+7624 (off-site link)

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