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下咽頭癌 (かいんとうがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

下か咽いん頭とう癌がん

Meanings

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noun

hypopharyngeal cancer; cancer of the hypopharynx

medicine

Medical term for cancer occurring in the hypopharynx, the lower part of the throat.

下か咽いん頭とう癌がんの治ち療りょうには手しゅ術じゅつや放ほう射しゃ線せん療りょう法ほうが用もちいられる。
Surgery and radiation therapy are used to treat hypopharyngeal cancer.
彼かれは下か咽いん頭とう癌がんと診しん断だんされた。
He was diagnosed with hypopharyngeal cancer.

Written forms

下か咽いん頭とう癌がん
Standard kanji spelling for medical contexts.
下か咽いん頭とうがん
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling, often used in patient-facing materials.
下か咽いん頭とうガン
Katakana spelling for がん, sometimes seen in informal or explanatory contexts.

Kanji

下below, down, descend

咽throat, choked, smothered

頭head, counter for large animals

癌cancer, cancerous evil

Similar words

咽いん頭とう癌がん
Pharyngeal cancer in general; 下咽頭癌 specifies the lower part (hypopharynx).
喉こう頭とう癌がん
Laryngeal cancer, affecting the voice box, which is adjacent but distinct from the hypopharynx.

Etymology

Compound of 下 (lower) + 咽頭 (pharynx) + 癌 (cancer). A straightforward medical term.