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胆嚢癌 (たんのうがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

胆たん嚢のう癌がん

た

ん

の

う

が

ん

Meanings

1

noun

gallbladder cancer

medicine

Medical term for cancer originating in the gallbladder.

胆たん嚢のう癌がんは早そう期き発はっ見けんが難むずかしい病びょう気きです。
Gallbladder cancer is a disease that is difficult to detect early.
父ちちは胆たん嚢

のう

がん

と

診しん

断だん

さ

れ

まし

た

。

My father was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer.

Written forms

胆たん嚢のう癌がん
Standard kanji spelling for gallbladder cancer.
胆たん嚢のうがん
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, common in medical contexts for readability.
胆たん嚢のうガン
Katakana ガン is often used for 'cancer' in medical writing.
胆たん囊のう癌がん
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form with 囊 instead of 嚢.

Kanji

胆gall bladder, courage, pluck
嚢pouch, purse, bag
癌cancer, cancerous evil
囊bag, purse, sack

Similar words

胆たん嚢のう
胆嚢 means 'gallbladder', the organ itself, while 胆嚢癌 specifically refers to cancer of the gallbladder.
胆たん管かん癌がん
胆管癌 is bile duct cancer, a distinct but related cancer of the biliary tract.

Etymology

Compound of 胆嚢 (gallbladder) + 癌 (cancer).