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尿管 (にょうかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

尿にょう管かん

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Meanings

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noun

ureter; urinary duct

anatomy

Anatomical term for the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.

尿にょう管かん結けっ石せきは激はげしい痛いたみを引ひき起おこすことがある。
Ureteral stones can cause severe pain.

Written forms

尿にょう管かんUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling for the anatomical term.
にょうかんUsage2%

Kanji

尿urine
管pipe, tube, wind instrument

Similar words

尿にょう道どう
尿道 is the urethra (tube from bladder to outside), while 尿管 is the ureter (kidney to bladder).
膀ぼう胱こう
膀胱 is the urinary bladder, the organ that stores urine before it passes through the urethra.

Etymology

From 尿 (urine) + 管 (tube, duct). A straightforward medical compound.