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喉頭がん (こうとうがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

喉こう頭とうがん

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Meanings

1

noun

laryngeal cancer; cancer of the larynx

medicine

Medical term for malignant tumor in the larynx.

喉こう頭とうがんの早そう期き発はっ見けんには、声こえのかすれが重じゅう要ようなサインです。
Hoarseness is an important sign for early detection of laryngeal cancer.

父ちちは喉こう頭とうがんの手しゅ術じゅつを受うけました。

My father underwent surgery for laryngeal cancer.

Written forms

喉こう頭とうがん
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; がん is often written in hiragana in medical contexts.
喉こう頭とう癌がん
Full kanji spelling; 癌 is the formal kanji for cancer, but may be less common in patient-facing materials.
喉こう頭とうガン
Katakana spelling for がん; sometimes used for emphasis or in certain publications.

Kanji

喉throat, voice
頭head, counter for large animals
癌cancer, cancerous evil

Similar words

咽いん頭とうがん
Pharyngeal cancer; affects the pharynx, not the larynx.
喉こう頭とう炎えん
Laryngitis; inflammation of the larynx, not cancer.

Etymology

Compound of 喉頭 (こうとう, larynx) and 癌/がん (cancer).