间皮瘤:一种较罕见但侵袭性强的恶性肿瘤,起源于覆盖胸腔、腹腔等器官表面的“间皮”(mesothelium)。最常与石棉(asbestos)暴露相关,常见类型包括胸膜间皮瘤与腹膜间皮瘤。
/ˌmɛzoʊˌθiːliˈoʊmə/
Mesothelioma is often linked to long-term asbestos exposure.
间皮瘤通常与长期石棉暴露有关。
After decades of working in shipyards, he was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma, and his doctors discussed treatment options such as surgery and chemotherapy.
在船厂工作了数十年后,他被诊断为胸膜间皮瘤,医生与他讨论了手术和化疗等治疗方案。
mesothelioma 来自 mesothelium(间皮) + -oma(肿瘤)。其中 meso- 表示“中间”,thelium 与“覆盖、上皮/组织”相关,整体字面含义即“发生在间皮的肿瘤”。