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アキレス腱炎 (アキレスけんえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アキレス腱けん炎えん

Meanings

1

noun

Achilles tendonitis; Achilles tendinitis

medicine

Medical term for inflammation of the Achilles tendon. Both spellings 'tendonitis' and 'tendinitis' are used in English.

ランナーはアキレス腱けん炎えんになりやすい。
Runners are prone to Achilles tendonitis.
アキレス腱けん炎えんの治ち療りょうには安あん静せいが必ひつ要ようです。
Rest is necessary for treating Achilles tendonitis.

Kanji

腱tendon
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Similar words

アキレス腱けん
Refers to the Achilles tendon itself, not the inflammation.
腱けん炎えん
General term for tendonitis; アキレス腱炎 specifies the Achilles tendon.

Etymology

Compound of アキレス腱 (Achilles tendon) and 炎 (inflammation). The word アキレス腱 is a calque from English 'Achilles tendon', itself from the Greek mythological figure Achilles.