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内皮がん (ないひがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

内ない皮ひがん

Meanings

1

noun

endothelial cancer

medicine

Medical term for a malignant tumor arising from the endothelial cells lining blood vessels or lymphatics.

内ない皮ひがんは血けっ管かんの内うち側がわの細さい胞ぼうから発はっ生せいするまれながんです。
Endothelial cancer is a rare cancer that arises from the cells lining the inside of blood vessels.

Written forms

内ない皮ひがん
Standard medical term using the simplified form がん for 'cancer'.
内ない皮ひ癌がん
Formal or older medical spelling using the kanji 癌; less common in modern patient-facing materials.

Kanji

内inside, within, between
皮pelt, skin, hide
癌

cancer, cancerous evil

Similar words

内ない皮ひ
内皮 means 'endothelium', the tissue layer; 内皮がん specifically refers to cancer of that tissue.
血けっ管かん肉にく腫しゅ
血管肉腫 (angiosarcoma) is a broader term for malignant vascular tumors, while 内皮がん is more specific to endothelial origin.

Etymology

Compound of 内皮 (endothelium) and がん (cancer).