Exploratory surgery revealed her liver cancer...是什么意思？

Exploratory surgery revealed her liver cancer...

探查性的外科手术查出她患了肝癌。

exploratory

adj. 探索的，考察的，探索的，“explorative”的变体，试探性；

例句
He cautioned that the Russia - American discussions were still in an exploratory stage.
他警告说俄美会谈尚处于探索阶段.

surgery

n. 外科学，外科手术，手术室，诊所，诊断时间；

例句
For many, the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.
对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。

revealed

v. 显示( reveal的过去式和过去分词 )，揭示，泄露，[神学]启示；

例句
Laurie revealed she had booked herself a flight home last night.
劳丽透露她昨晚已为自己预订了返家的机票。

her

pron. (she的宾格)她，(she的所有格)她的，她，指某个国家，（一艘）船；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

liver

n. 肝脏，（食用）肝，深赤褐色，生活者；adj. 肝味的，深赤褐色的；

例句
Bind the mixture with the raw minced liver and cook for 3 minutes more.
让混合物滚上切碎的生肝脏，烹饪3分钟以上。

cancer

n. 癌症，恶性肿瘤，弊病，社会恶习，迅速蔓延的恶劣的或危险的事物，[天]巨蟹座，巨蟹宫；

例句
An increasing body of evidence suggests that all of us have cancer cells in our bodies at times during our lives.
越来越多的证据表明，我们所有人一生中体内时有癌细胞存在。