Where does “卵巣癌” come from?

卵巣癌 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 癌, from Middle Chinese 癌.

卵巣癌 (Japanese): ovarian cancer

Definitions

  1. ovarian cancer

Ancestry of “卵巣癌”, step by step

卵巣癌 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 癌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese癌cancer
2Middle Chinese癌—

via Japanese 卵巣

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese卵巣ovary female organ
Every word from Middle Chinese 癌 →Every word from Japanese 癌 →