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扁桃炎 (へんとうえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

扁へん桃とう炎えん

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と

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Meanings

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noun

medicine

Medical term for inflammation of the tonsils.

扁へん桃とう炎えんで喉のどがとても痛いたい。
My throat hurts a lot because of tonsillitis.
扁へん桃とう炎えんの治ち療りょうに

は

抗こう

生せい

物ぶっ

質しつ

が

使つか

わ

れる

こと

が

ある

。

Antibiotics are sometimes used to treat tonsillitis.

Kanji

扁level, small
桃peach
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Similar words

扁へん桃とう腺せん
扁桃腺 refers to the tonsils themselves, while 扁桃炎 is the inflammation of the tonsils.

Etymology

Compound of 扁桃 (へんとう, 'tonsil') and 炎 (えん, 'inflammation').