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 пухли́наrákova puxlýnacancerous tumour
    доброя́кісна пухли́наdobrojákisna puxlýnabenign tumour
    злоя́кісна пухли́наzlojákisna puxlýnamalignant tumour

Declension

Synonyms

  • (neoplasm): новоутво́рення (novoutvórennja)

Further reading

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