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中咽頭癌 (ちゅういんとうがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

中ちゅう咽いん頭とう癌がん

Meanings

1

noun

oropharyngeal cancer

medicine

Medical term for cancer occurring in the oropharynx (middle part of the throat).

中ちゅう咽いん頭とう癌がんの治ち療りょうには放ほう射しゃ線せん療りょう法ほうがよく用もちいられる。
Radiation therapy is often used to treat oropharyngeal cancer.

Written forms

中ちゅう咽いん頭とう癌がん
Standard kanji spelling for medical contexts.
中ちゅう咽いん頭とうがん
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, common in patient-facing materials.
中ちゅう咽いん頭とうガン
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or in informal medical writing.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle

咽throat, choked, smothered

頭head, counter for large animals

癌cancer, cancerous evil

Similar words

咽いん頭とう癌がん
Pharyngeal cancer in general; 中咽頭癌 specifies the oropharynx.
上じょう咽いん頭とう癌がん
Nasopharyngeal cancer (upper pharynx).
下か咽いん頭とう癌がん
Hypopharyngeal cancer (lower pharynx).

Etymology

Compound of 中 (middle) + 咽頭 (pharynx) + 癌 (cancer).