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後天性免疫不全症候群 (こうてんせいめんえきふぜんしょうこうぐん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

後こう天てん性せい免めん疫えき不ふ全ぜん症しょう候こう群ぐん

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Meanings

noun

acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS

medicine›

Formal medical term. In everyday conversation, the abbreviation エイズ (AIDS) is far more common.

後こう天てん性せい免めん疫えき不ふ全ぜん症

しょう

候こう

群ぐん

は

HIV

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染せん

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き

起お

こさ

れる

。

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome is caused by HIV infection.

この病びょう院いんでは後こう天てん性せい免めん疫えき不ふ全ぜん症しょう候こう群ぐんの専せん門もん治ち療りょうを行おこなっている。

This hospital provides specialized treatment for acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Kanji

後behind, back, later
天heavens, sky, imperial
性sex, gender, nature
免excuse, dismissal
疫epidemic
不negative, non-, bad
全whole, entire, all
症symptoms, illness
候climate, season, weather
群flock, group, crowd

Related words

エイズ
Common abbreviation for AIDS, used in everyday language. 後天性免疫不全症候群 is the full formal term, mainly seen in medical contexts.

Built from

後こう天てん性せい+免めん疫えき不ふ全ぜん+

Etymology

A direct translation of the English medical term 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome'. 後天性 (acquired) + 免疫不全 (immune deficiency) + 症候群 (syndrome).

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