How to Pronounce Carcinoid Tumor Resection
Definition, meaning, and phonetic spelling
Carcinoid Tumor Resection Pronunciation
KAR-sih-noyd TOO-mor ree-SEK-shun
Stressed syllable in ALL CAPS · hyphens separate syllables
Syllable Breakdown
KAR
stress here
sih
noyd TOO
mor ree
SEK
stress here
shun
6 syllables
What is Carcinoid Tumor Resection?
Surgical removal of a carcinoid tumor, a slow-growing type of neuroendocrine tumor most commonly found in the small intestine, appendix, or rectum. Surgery typically involves removing the tumor along with a margin of surrounding tissue and nearby lymph nodes.
Questions About Carcinoid Tumor Resection
How do you pronounce 'carcinoid tumor resection'?
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Say it like this: KAR-sih-noyd TOO-mor ree-SEK-shun. The stress falls on the first syllable of each main word: KAR in carcinoid, TOO in tumor, and SEK in resection. Think of it as three separate words, each with its own beat.
What does 'carcinoid' mean?
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The word 'carcinoid' comes from two parts: 'carcin-' meaning cancer, and '-oid' meaning 'resembling or like.' So carcinoid means 'cancer-like'—it describes a type of tumor that has some features of cancer but grows much more slowly.
What does 'resection' mean in plain English?
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'Resection' is a fancy medical word for surgical removal or cutting out. When a doctor performs a resection, they remove a part of the body during surgery, in this case the tumor and some tissue around it.
What does the whole phrase 'carcinoid tumor resection' mean?
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It means a surgical procedure to remove a slow-growing tumor called a carcinoid, along with some of the healthy tissue around it. In everyday words, it's 'surgery to take out a carcinoid tumor.'
What are the syllables in 'carcinoid'?
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Break it into four syllables: CAR-sih-noy-d. The stress is on the first syllable, CAR, so it sounds like KAR-sih-noyd when you say it naturally.
What's a common way people mispronounce 'carcinoid'?
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People sometimes say 'car-sin-OY-d' by putting the stress on the last syllable instead of the first. The correct way is to stress the first syllable: KAR-sih-noyd, so it sounds like 'CAR' at the beginning is the loudest part.
Where does the word 'resection' come from?
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'Resection' comes from the Latin word 'resecāre,' which means 'to cut back or cut away.' The 're-' means back, and '-sect' means to cut, so resection literally means 'cutting back' or removing something surgically.
What are some other medical words that use 'resection'?
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You'll hear resection paired with many body parts: bowel resection (removing part of the intestines), lung resection (removing part of the lung), or liver resection (removing part of the liver). They all mean the same thing—surgical removal of that particular part.