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胆管癌 (tankangan) Japanese meaning: cholangiocarcinoma | Kotomora

胆たん管かん癌がん

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Meanings

1

cholangiocarcinoma; bile duct cancer

Medical term for cancer arising from the bile ducts.

胆たん管かん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

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Cholangiocarcinoma is a disease that is difficult to detect early.

Kanji

胆gall bladder, courage, pluck
管pipe, tube, wind instrument
癌cancer, cancerous evil

Built from

胆たん管かん+がん

Written forms

胆たん管かん癌がん
Standard medical kanji spelling.
胆たん管かんがん
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, common in patient-facing materials.

Etymology

Compound of 胆管 (bile duct) + 癌 (cancer).