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膀胱癌 (boukougan) Japanese meaning: bladder cancer | Kotomora

膀ぼう胱こう癌がん

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Meanings

1

bladder cancer

Medical term for malignant tumor of the urinary bladder.

膀ぼう胱こう癌がんの早そう期き発はっ見けんには、血けつ尿にょう

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Checking for blood in the urine is important for early detection of bladder cancer.

Kanji

膀bladder
胱bladder
癌cancer, cancerous evil

Related words

膀ぼう胱こう炎えん
膀胱炎 is cystitis (bladder inflammation), not necessarily cancerous.

Built from

膀ぼう胱こう+がん

Written forms

膀ぼう胱こう癌がん
Standard kanji spelling using 癌 for cancer.
膀ぼう胱こうがん
Common mixed spelling with がん in hiragana, often used in patient-facing materials.
膀ぼう胱こうガン
Mixed spelling with ガン in katakana, sometimes seen in informal or emphatic contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 膀胱 (ぼうこう, 'urinary bladder') and 癌 (がん, 'cancer').