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トルコ鞍部腫瘍 (torukoanbushuyou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

トルコ鞍あん部ぶ腫しゅ瘍よう

Meanings

1

sellar tumour

Medical term for a tumor located in the sella turcica region of the skull. Used in clinical contexts.

MRI検けん査さでトルコ鞍あん部ぶ腫しゅ瘍ようが確かく認にんされた。
An MRI scan confirmed a sellar tumour.

Kanji

鞍saddle
部section, bureau, dept
腫tumor, swelling
瘍swelling, boil, tumor

Etymology

Compound of トルコ鞍部 (toruko anbu, 'sella turcica') and 腫瘍 (shuyō, 'tumour'). The term is a direct medical borrowing, likely from Western anatomical terminology.