пухлина

Ukrainian

Etymology

From пу́хнути impf (púxnuty, “to swell”). Cognate with Belarusian пухлі́на (puxlína).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʊˈxɫɪnɐ]

Noun

пухли́на • (puxlýna) f inan (genitive пухли́ни, nominative plural пухли́ни, genitive plural пухли́н)

  1. swelling
  2. (oncology) tumour (UK), tumor (US), neoplasm
    ра́кова пухли́на ― rákova puxlýna ― cancerous tumour
    доброя́кісна пухли́на ― dobrojákisna puxlýna ― benign tumour
    злоя́кісна пухли́на ― zlojákisna puxlýna ― malignant tumour

Declension

Synonyms

  • (neoplasm): новоутво́рення (novoutvórennja)

Further reading

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