noun
stomach cancer; gastric cancer
Medical term for cancer of the stomach. Used in both clinical and everyday contexts.
父は胃がんの手術を受けた。
My father underwent surgery for stomach cancer.
胃がんの早期発見が重要です。
Early detection of stomach cancer is important.
Compound of 胃 (い, 'stomach') and がん ('cancer'), from the on'yomi reading of 癌.