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筋炎 (きんえん, kinen) Japanese meaning: myositis | Kotomora

筋きん炎えん

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Meanings

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myositis

Medical term for inflammation of muscle tissue. Used in clinical contexts.

筋きん炎えんの症しょう状じょうには筋きん力りょく低てい下かや筋きん肉にく痛つうがあります。

Kanji

筋muscle, sinew, tendon
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Word family

心しん筋きん炎えん
myocarditis
皮ひ膚ふ筋きん炎えん
dermatomyositis

Symptoms of myositis include muscle weakness and muscle pain.

Etymology

Compound of 筋 (muscle) and 炎 (inflammation), following the pattern of many medical terms in Japanese.