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皮膚真菌症 (ひふしんきんしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

皮ひ膚ふ真しん菌きん症しょう

Meanings

1

noun

dermatomycosis; fungal skin infection

medicine

Medical term for a fungal infection of the skin, such as ringworm or athlete's foot.

皮ひ膚ふ真しん菌きん症しょうは、白はく癬せん菌きんなどの真しん菌きんが皮ひ膚ふに感かん染せんして起おこります。
Dermatomycosis occurs when fungi such as Trichophyton infect the skin.

Kanji

皮pelt, skin, hide
膚skin, body, grain
真true, reality, Buddhist sect
菌

germ, fungus, bacteria

症symptoms, illness

Similar words

水みず虫むし
Common term for athlete's foot, a specific type of dermatomycosis; 皮膚真菌症 is the broader medical term.
白はく癬せん
Medical term for ringworm (tinea), a major cause of dermatomycosis; 皮膚真菌症 is the general category of fungal skin disease.

Etymology

Compound of 皮膚 (skin) + 真菌 (fungus) + 症 (disease, condition). A modern medical term.