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膵臓がん (すいぞうがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

膵すい臓ぞうがん

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Meanings

1

pancreatic cancer

Medical term for cancer of the pancreas. Used in both clinical and everyday contexts.

父ちちはすい臓ぞうがんと診しん断だんされまし

た

。

My father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

すい臓ぞうがんの早そう期き発はっ見けんは難むずかしいと言いわれている。

Early detection of pancreatic cancer is said to be difficult.

Kanji

臓entrails, viscera, bowels
膵pancreas, (kokuji)
癌cancer, cancerous evil

Related words

膵すい炎えん
Pancreatitis, inflammation of the pancreas, not necessarily cancerous.
癌がん
General term for cancer; 膵臓がん specifies the organ.

Written forms

膵すい臓ぞうがん
Standard medical spelling with the body part in kanji and がん in kana.
すい臓ぞうがん
Common variant with すい in kana; often used when the kanji 膵 is considered difficult.
膵すい臓ぞう癌がん
Full kanji spelling using 癌 for cancer; more formal or traditional.

Etymology

Compound of 膵臓 (すいぞう, 'pancreas') and がん ('cancer'). The kanji 膵 is a kokuji created in Japan for the pancreas.