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大腸がん (だいちょうがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大だい腸ちょうがん

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Meanings

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noun

colorectal cancer; large bowel cancer

medicine

Medical term for cancer of the colon or rectum. Used in both clinical and everyday contexts.

大だい腸ちょうがんの早そう期き発はっ見けんには定てい期き的てきな検けん診しんが大たい切せつです。
Regular screenings are important for early detection of colorectal cancer.

父ちちは大だい腸ちょうがんの手しゅ術じゅつを受うけました。

My father underwent surgery for colorectal cancer.

Written forms

大だい腸ちょうがん
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; がん is often written in kana in medical and general contexts.
大だい腸ちょう癌がん
Full kanji spelling using 癌; common in formal medical writing but 癌 is not a jōyō kanji.
大だい腸ちょうガン
Katakana ガン is sometimes used for emphasis or in headings; less common than がん.

Kanji

大large, big
腸intestines, guts, bowels
癌cancer, cancerous evil

Similar words

胃いがん
Stomach cancer; 大腸がん refers specifically to the large intestine, while 胃がん is cancer of the stomach.
肺はいがん
Lung cancer; another common cancer type, but in a different organ.

Etymology

Compound of 大腸 (daichō, 'large intestine') and がん (gan, 'cancer'). The reading is straightforward on'yomi.