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悪性黒色腫 (あくせいこくしょくしゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

悪あく性せい黒こく色しょく腫しゅ

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く

せ

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しゅ

Meanings

1

malignant melanoma

Medical term for a serious form of skin cancer. Used in clinical contexts.

悪あく性せい黒こく色しょく腫しゅは早そう期き発はっ見

けん

が

重じゅう

要よう

です

。

Early detection is important for malignant melanoma.

Kanji

悪bad, vice, rascal
性sex, gender, nature
黒black
色color
腫tumor, swelling

Related words

メラノーマ
Common katakana loanword for melanoma, often used in general conversation. 悪性黒色腫 is the formal medical term.

Built from

悪あく性せい+黒こく色しょく腫しゅ

Etymology

Compound of 悪性 (malignant) + 黒色 (black-colored) + 腫 (tumor), a direct translation of the medical concept.