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肝芽腫 (かんがしゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

肝かん芽が腫しゅ

Meanings

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noun

hepatoblastoma

medicine

Medical term for a rare malignant liver tumor occurring primarily in young children.

肝かん芽が腫しゅは小しょう児にに発はっ生せいする肝かん臓ぞうの悪あく性せい腫しゅ瘍ようです。
Hepatoblastoma is a malignant liver tumor that occurs in children.

Kanji

肝liver, pluck, nerve
芽bud, sprout, spear
腫tumor, swelling

Etymology

The term is composed of 肝 (liver), 芽 (bud/sprout, referring to embryonic or immature cells), and 腫 (tumor). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a modern medical coinage.