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脳脊髄炎 (のうせきずいえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

脳のう脊せき髄ずい炎えん

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Meanings

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encephalomyelitis

Medical term for inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.

脳のう脊せき髄ずい炎えんはウイルス感かん染せんによって

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Encephalomyelitis can be caused by a viral infection.

Kanji

脳brain, memory
脊stature, height, spine
髄marrow, pith, essence
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Word family

筋きん痛つう性せい脳のう脊せき髄ずい炎えん
myalgic encephalomyelitis; ME
急きゅう性せい散さん在ざい性せい脳のう脊せき髄ずい炎えん
acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; ADEM

Built from

脳のう+脊せき髄ずい炎えん

Etymology

Compound of 脳 (のう, 'brain'), 脊髄 (せきずい, 'spinal cord'), and 炎 (えん, 'inflammation').