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虫垂炎 (chuusuien) Japanese meaning: appendicitis | Kotomora

虫ちゅう垂すい炎えん

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Meanings

1

Medical term for inflammation of the appendix. Used in both clinical and everyday contexts.

彼かれは虫ちゅう垂すい炎えんで入にゅう院いんし

た

。

He was hospitalized with appendicitis.

虫ちゅう垂すい炎えんの手しゅ術じゅつは比ひ較かく的てき簡かん単たんだ。

Surgery for appendicitis is relatively simple.

Kanji

虫insect, bug, temper
垂droop, suspend, hang
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Related words

盲もう腸ちょうN1
虫垂炎 is the clinical term for appendicitis, whereas 盲腸 is often used informally to mean the same condition.

Built from

虫ちゅう垂すい+炎えん

Etymology

Compound of 虫垂 (vermiform appendix) + 炎 (inflammation). The term is a modern medical coinage using kanji components.