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結滞 (けったい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

結けっ滞たい

け

っ

た

い

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

arrhythmia; intermittent pulse

Medical term for an irregular heartbeat or pulse, often used in clinical contexts.

医い者しゃは患かん者じゃの結けっ滞たいを診しん断だんした。
The doctor diagnosed the patient's arrhythmia.
結けっ滞たいが起おこると、脈みゃく

が

不ふ

規き

則そく

に

なる

。

When arrhythmia occurs, the pulse becomes irregular.

Kanji

結tie, bind, contract
滞stagnate, be delayed, overdue

Similar words

不ふ整せい脈みゃく
不整脈 is the more common and general term for arrhythmia, while 結滞 is a more technical or older medical term specifically referring to an intermittent pulse.

Etymology

The term 結滞 is composed of 結 (ketsu, 'bind' or 'tie') and 滞 (tai, 'stagnate' or 'be delayed'), suggesting a bound or stagnant pulse. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a Sino-Japanese medical term.