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直腸癌 (chokuchougan) Japanese meaning: rectal cancer | Kotomora

直ちょく腸ちょう癌がん

ちょ

く

ちょ

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が

ん

Meanings

1

rectal cancer

Medical term for cancer of the rectum.

直ちょく腸ちょう癌がんの早そう期き発はっ見けんには定てい期き的てき

な

検けん

診しん

が

重じゅう

要よう

です

。

Regular screenings are important for early detection of rectal cancer.

Kanji

直straightaway, honesty, frankness
腸intestines, guts, bowels
癌cancer, cancerous evil

Related words

大だい腸ちょう癌がん
Colorectal cancer; a broader term that includes colon and rectal cancers.
結けっ腸ちょう癌がん
Colon cancer; specifically cancer of the colon, not including the rectum.

Built from

直ちょく腸ちょう+がん

Written forms

直ちょく腸ちょう癌がん
Standard kanji spelling using 癌 (cancer).
直ちょく腸ちょうがん
Common mixed spelling with がん in hiragana, often used in medical contexts for readability.
直ちょく腸ちょうガン
Mixed spelling with ガン in katakana, sometimes seen in medical or patient-facing materials.

Etymology

Compound of 直腸 (rectum) and 癌 (cancer).