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腎臓がん (jinzougan) Japanese meaning: kidney cancer | Kotomora

腎じん臓ぞうがん

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Meanings

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kidney cancer; renal carcinoma

Medical term for malignant tumors of the kidney. Used in both clinical and everyday contexts.

父ちちは腎じん臓ぞうがんと診しん断だんされました。

My father was diagnosed with kidney cancer.

腎じん臓ぞう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われます。

Surgery is often performed for the treatment of kidney cancer.

Kanji

腎kidney
臓entrails, viscera, bowels
癌cancer, cancerous evil

Related words

腎じん臓ぞう
Refers to the kidney itself, not the disease.
がん
General term for cancer; 腎臓がん specifies the organ.

Written forms

腎じん臓ぞうがん
Most common spelling in modern medical and general contexts, using the kana がん for 'cancer'.
腎じん臓ぞう癌がん
Kanji form using 癌; seen in formal or older medical writing but less common in everyday use.
腎じん臓ぞうガン
Katakana variant of がん; sometimes used for emphasis or in informal contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 腎臓 (じんぞう, 'kidney') and がん ('cancer').