肠癌 (chángái): bowel cancer

Meanings

1 bowel cancer
2 intestinal cancer
3 colorectal cancer

Characters

肠

Examples

他不幸患上了肠癌。

Tā búxìng huànshàng le chángái.

He unfortunately developed bowel cancer.

定期检查可以早期发现肠癌。

Dìngqī jiǎnchá kěyǐ zǎoqī fāxiàn chángái.

Regular check-ups can detect bowel cancer early.

Tips

usage

Often refers to colorectal cancer specifically; for the more precise terms use 大肠癌 (dàchángái, colon cancer) or 直肠癌 (zhíchángái, rectal cancer). The 癌 (ái) suffix attaches to organ names: 肺癌 (lung), 胃癌 (stomach), 肝癌 (liver).