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腸がん (ちょうがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

腸ちょうがん

ちょ

う

が

ん

Meanings

1

noun

intestinal cancer; bowel cancer

medicine

Medical term for cancer of the intestines, including colon and rectal cancers. Used in both clinical and general contexts.

腸ちょうがんの早そう期き発はっ見けんには定てい期き的てきな検けん診しんが重じゅう要ようです。
Regular screenings are important for early detection of intestinal cancer.
父ちちは腸ちょうがんの手しゅ術じゅつを受うけた。
My father underwent surgery for intestinal cancer.

Written forms

腸ちょうがん
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; the kana がん is widely used for 'cancer' in medical and everyday contexts.
腸ちょう癌がんUsage100%
Full kanji spelling; 癌 is the formal kanji for 'cancer' but is less common in general writing.
腸ちょうガン
Katakana variant of がん; sometimes used for emphasis or in medical pamphlets.

Kanji

腸intestines, guts, bowels
癌

cancer, cancerous evil

Similar words

大だい腸ちょうがん
Specifically refers to colorectal cancer (large intestine), while 腸がん is a broader term covering both small and large intestine cancers.
胃いがん
Stomach cancer; a different organ but often discussed alongside intestinal cancers in cancer statistics.

Etymology

Compound of 腸 (ちょう, 'intestines') and がん ('cancer'). The reading ちょう is the on'yomi of 腸, and がん is a common abbreviation of 癌 (がん, 'cancer').