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稽留熱 (けいりゅうねつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

稽けい留りゅう熱ねつ

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Meanings

1

noun

continued fever; sustained fever

Medical term for a fever that stays elevated with little daily fluctuation, as opposed to intermittent or remittent fevers.

稽けい留りゅう熱ねつは、一いち日にちの体たい温おん変へん動どうが一いち度ど以い内ないにとどまる熱ねっ型けいです。
Continued fever is a fever pattern in which the daily temperature fluctuation stays within 1°C.

Kanji

think, consider

留detain, fasten, halt

熱heat, temperature, fever

Similar words

弛し張ちょう熱ねつ
弛張熱 (remittent fever) shows daily temperature swings of more than 1°C without returning to normal, while 稽留熱 stays relatively constant.
間かん欠けつ熱ねつ
間欠熱 (intermittent fever) alternates between fever and normal temperature, unlike the sustained elevation of 稽留熱.

Etymology

The term is composed of 稽留 (けいりゅう, 'staying, lingering') and 熱 (ねつ, 'fever'), directly describing a fever that persists without significant fluctuation. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with this medical meaning.