胃癌(いがん)

いがん
noun
stomach cancer; gastric cancer
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1. stomach cancer; gastric cancer
Cancer arising in the stomach. Historically one of the most common cancers in Japan, which is why gastric screening is a standard part of adult health check-ups.
胃癌(いがん)と診断(しんだん)された。
He was diagnosed with stomach cancer.
早期(そうき)の胃癌(いがん)は治(なお)る可能性(かのうせい)が高(たか)い。
Early-stage stomach cancer has a high chance of being cured.
胃癌(いがん)の検診(けんしん)は、四十歳(よんじゅっさい)を過(す)ぎたら定期的(ていきてき)に受(う)けたほうがいい。
Once you pass forty, you should have regular screenings for stomach cancer.

胃(い) (stomach) + 癌(がん) (cancer), with rendaku voicing がん to a compound reading いがん. Often written 胃(い)がん in newspapers, since 癌(がん) is outside the common-use kanji list.

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Related words

  • 肺癌(はいがん): lung cancer
  • 大腸癌(だいちょうがん): colon cancer
  • 胃炎(いえん): gastritis

Related Words

See also: 癌(がん) (cancer)
See also: 胃(い) (stomach)
Related: 胃炎(いえん) (gastritis)
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