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膿盆 (のうぼん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

膿のう盆ぼん

Meanings

1

noun

kidney dish; emesis basin; pus basin

medicine

Medical term for a shallow, kidney-shaped basin used to collect bodily fluids or waste during procedures.

手しゅ術じゅつ中ちゅう、看かん護ご師しは膿のう盆ぼんを手て渡わたした。
During the surgery, the nurse handed over a kidney dish.

Kanji

膿pus, fester, discharge
盆basin, lantern festival, tray

Etymology

Compound of 膿 (のう, 'pus') and 盆 (ぼん, 'tray, basin'). The term likely originated from its use in collecting pus and other fluids in medical settings.