喉癌

hóu'ái

noun #37,096

Meanings

1 throat cancer
2 laryngeal cancer

Characters

throat / larynx

Examples

HSK 7-9

长期吸烟会增加患喉癌的风险。

Chángqī xīyān huì zēngjiā huàn hóu'ái de fēngxiǎn.

Long-term smoking increases the risk of throat cancer.

HSK 7-9

他被诊断出患有喉癌。

Tā bèi zhěnduàn chū huànyǒu hóu'ái.

He was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer.

Tips

usage

喉癌 specifically denotes cancer of the larynx (voice box). For pharyngeal cancer the term is 咽癌; the two are sometimes lumped together in casual speech but are distinct medically.

Stroke Order

喉 hóu

癌 ái