発がん (はつがん) Japanese meaning | KotomoraMeanings
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noun
carcinogenesis; oncogenesis
medicine
Medical term for the process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells.
departure, discharge, publish
Similar words
- 癌
癌 is the general term for cancer, while 発がん specifically refers to the process of cancer development.
- 発癌性
発癌性 means carcinogenicity, the ability to cause cancer, whereas 発がん is the process itself.
Etymology
Compound of 発 (hatsu, 'to develop, to occur') and 癌 (gan, 'cancer').
