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遺伝性難聴 (いでんせいなんちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

遺い伝でん性せい難なん聴ちょう

Meanings

1

noun

hereditary deafness; genetic deafness

medicine

Medical term for hearing loss caused by genetic factors. Used in clinical and research contexts.

遺い伝でん性せい難なん聴ちょうの原げん因いん遺い伝でん子しが特とく定ていされた。
The causative gene for hereditary deafness has been identified.
彼かの女じょは遺い伝でん性せい難なん聴ちょうのため、補ほ聴ちょう器きを使つかっている。
She uses a hearing aid because of hereditary deafness.

Kanji

遺bequeath, leave behind, reserve
伝transmit, go along, walk along
性sex, gender, nature
難

difficult, impossible, trouble

聴listen, headstrong, naughty

Similar words

難なん聴ちょう
難聴 is the general term for hearing loss, while 遺伝性難聴 specifically refers to hearing loss caused by genetic factors.
先せん天てん性せい難なん聴ちょう
先天性難聴 means congenital deafness (present at birth), which may or may not be genetic. 遺伝性難聴 is specifically genetic, and may not be present at birth if it is late-onset.

Etymology

Compound of 遺伝性 (hereditary) and 難聴 (hearing loss).