胃いがん

noun

stomach cancer; gastric cancer

Medical term for cancer of the stomach. Used in both clinical and everyday contexts.

• 父ちちは胃いがんの手しゅ術じゅつを受うけた。

  My father underwent surgery for stomach cancer.

• 胃いがんの早そう期き発はっ見けんが重じゅう要ようです。

  Early detection of stomach cancer is important.