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無気肺 (むきはい, mukihai) Japanese meaning: atelectasis | Kotomora

無む気き肺はい

Meanings

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atelectasis

Medical term for partial or complete collapse of a lung or a section of a lung.

術じゅつ後ごに無む気き肺はいが発はっ生せいすることがある。
Atelectasis can occur after surgery.

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
気spirit, mind, air
肺lungs

Etymology

Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') + 気 (ki, 'air') + 肺 (hai, 'lung'), literally 'airless lung'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical meaning.