Meaning of watchful waiting in English

watchful waiting
noun [ U ]
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/ˌwɑːtʃ.fəl ˈweɪ.t̬ɪŋ/ uk
/ˌwɒtʃ.fəl ˈweɪ.tɪŋ/
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a way of treating a medical condition that involves a period of waiting and watching for further symptoms (= signs of disease) to develop, rather than immediate treatment such as surgery or chemotherapy:
More men with low-risk prostate cancer are now opting for watchful waiting rather than undergoing surgery.
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(Definition of watchful waiting from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
觀察等待治療…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
观察等待治疗…
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