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直腸癌 (ちょくちょうがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

直ちょく腸ちょう癌がん

ちょ

く

ちょ

う

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).