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胃潰瘍 (ikaiyou) Japanese meaning: stomach ulcer | Kotomora

胃い潰かい瘍よう

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Meanings

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stomach ulcer; gastric ulcer

Medical term for a peptic ulcer located in the stomach. Used in clinical and everyday health contexts.

胃い潰かい瘍ようの原げん因いんの多おおくはピロリ菌きんです

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Many stomach ulcers are caused by H. pylori bacteria.

ストレスで胃い潰かい瘍ようが悪あっ化かした。

The stomach ulcer got worse due to stress.

Kanji

胃stomach, paunch, crop
潰crush, smash, break
瘍swelling, boil, tumor

Related words

十じゅう二に指し腸ちょう潰かい瘍よう
Duodenal ulcer, located in the duodenum rather than the stomach.
胃い炎えん
Gastritis, inflammation of the stomach lining, which is a broader condition that may or may not involve ulcers.

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胃い+潰かい瘍よう

Etymology

Compound of 胃 (stomach) and 潰瘍 (ulcer). The term is a direct medical compound using Sino-Japanese readings.