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甲状腺がん (koujousengan) 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

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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).