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掻爬 (そうは) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

掻そう爬は

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Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

curettage; scraping

medicine

Medical term for scraping tissue, especially in gynecological or dermatological contexts. Used as a noun or with する.

掻そう爬は手しゅ術じゅつは子し宮きゅう内ない膜まくを採さい取しゅするために行おこなわれる。
Curettage is performed to collect endometrial tissue.

医い師しは病びょう変へん部ぶを掻そう爬はした。

The doctor scraped the lesion.

Written forms

掻そう爬はUsage13%
Standard kanji form for this medical term.
搔そう爬はUsage88%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used variant kanji form; 掻 is the modern standard.

Kanji

掻scratch, rake, comb
爬scratch, crawl
搔to scratch

Etymology

Compound of 掻 (sō, 'scratch') and 爬 (ha, 'scrape'), both carrying the sense of scraping or scratching. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical meaning.