bowel cancer

noun

Any of the many types of cancers affecting the gastrointestinal tract, rectum, or colon.

Meanings

nounbowel cancer (plural bowel cancers)

plural bowel cancers

  1. medicineAny of the many types of cancers affecting the gastrointestinal tract, rectum, or colon.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 大腸癌 /大肠癌
  • 大腸癌 /大肠癌 (dàcháng'ái)any of the many types of cancers affecting the gastrointestinal tract
Dutch darmkanker
  • darmkankerany of the many types of cancers affecting the gastrointestinal tract
Finnish suolistosyöpä
  • suolistosyöpäany of the many types of cancers affecting the gastrointestinal tract
Turkish bağırsak kanseri
  • bağırsak kanseriany of the many types of cancers affecting the gastrointestinal tract
Cite this entry
APA

bowel cancer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowel%20cancer

MLA

“bowel cancer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowel%20cancer. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bowel cancer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowel%20cancer.

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