有ゆう棘きょく細さい胞ぼう癌がん

Meanings

noun

squamous cell carcinoma; spinocellular carcinoma; prickle cell carcinoma

medicine

Medical term for a type of skin cancer arising from squamous cells. Also referred to as 扁平上皮癌 (へんぺいじょうひがん).

Kanji

有possess, have, exist
棘thorn, splinter, spine
細dainty, get thin, taper
胞placenta, sac, sheath
癌cancer, cancerous evil

Related words

扁へん平ぺい上じょう皮ひ癌がん
Synonym; 扁平上皮癌 is the more common term in Japanese medical contexts, while 有棘細胞癌 is a less frequent alternative.

Written forms

有ゆう棘きょく細さい胞ぼう癌がん
Standard kanji spelling for this medical term.
有ゆう棘きょく細さい胞ぼうがん
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, common in patient-facing materials.
有ゆう棘きょく細さい胞ぼうガン
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or in informal medical writing.

Etymology

Compound of 有棘 (ゆうきょく, 'spinous') + 細胞 (さいぼう, 'cell') + 癌 (がん, 'cancer'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'squamous cell carcinoma' or 'prickle cell carcinoma'.