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甲状腺がん (こうじょうせんがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

甲こう状じょう腺せんがん

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Meanings

1

thyroid cancer

Medical term for cancer of the thyroid gland.

甲こう状じょう腺せんがんの治ち療りょうには手しゅ術

じゅつ

が

よく

行おこな

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れ

ます

。

Surgery is often performed for thyroid cancer treatment.

Kanji

甲armor, high (voice), A grade
状status quo, conditions, circumstances
腺gland, (kokuji)
癌cancer, cancerous evil

Related words

甲こう状じょう腺せん
Refers to the thyroid gland itself, not the cancer.
癌がん
General term for cancer; 甲状腺がん specifies the thyroid.

Written forms

甲こう状じょう腺せんがん
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; がん is often written in kana in medical contexts for readability.
甲こう状じょう腺せん癌がん
Full kanji spelling; 癌 is the formal character for cancer, but may be less common in patient-facing materials.

Etymology

Compound of 甲状腺 (thyroid gland) and 癌/がん (cancer).