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断端 (だんたん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

断だん端たん

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Meanings

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noun

stump; residual limb

medicine

Medical term for the remaining part of a limb after amputation.

切せつ断だん術じゅつ後ご、断だん端たんのケアが重じゅう要ようです。
After amputation, care of the stump is important.

Kanji

断severance, decline, refuse
端edge, origin, end

Similar words

切せつ断だん
切断 means 'amputation' or 'cutting off', while 断端 specifically refers to the stump or residual limb left after amputation.

Etymology

Compound of 断 (cut off, sever) and 端 (end, edge). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical meaning.