乳腺

rǔxiàn
noun #46,804

Meanings

  1. 1 mammary gland
  2. 2 breast (tissue)

Examples

HSK 2
Tā qù yīyuàn zuò rǔxiàn jiǎnchá.
She went to the hospital for a breast examination.
HSK 7-9
Rǔxiàn'ái zǎoqī fāxiàn zhìyù lǜ hěn gāo.
Breast cancer has a high cure rate when detected early.

Tips

usage
乳腺 is the anatomical/medical term for mammary gland tissue, appearing in compounds like 乳腺癌 (breast cancer), 乳腺炎 (mastitis), 乳腺科 (breast clinic). The colloquial word for breast is or 乳房.

Stroke Order

xiàn