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慢性気管支炎 (まんせいきかんしえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

慢まん性せい気き管かん支し炎えん

Meanings

1

noun

chronic bronchitis

medicine

Medical term for a long-term inflammation of the bronchial tubes.

喫きつ煙えんは慢まん性せい気き管かん支し炎えんの主おもな原げん因いんの一ひとつです。
Smoking is one of the main causes of chronic bronchitis.
彼かれは慢まん性せい気き管かん支し炎えんと診しん断だんされた。
He was diagnosed with chronic bronchitis.

Kanji

慢ridicule, laziness
性sex, gender, nature
気spirit, mind, air
管

pipe, tube, wind instrument

支branch, support, sustain

炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Similar words

気き管かん支し炎えん
気管支炎 is bronchitis in general, while 慢性気管支炎 specifically refers to the chronic form.
急きゅう性せい気き管かん支し炎えん
急性気管支炎 is acute bronchitis, a short-term inflammation, contrasting with the chronic nature of 慢性気管支炎.

Etymology

Compound of 慢性 (chronic) and 気管支炎 (bronchitis). The term is a direct medical compound with no irregular etymology.