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関節リウマチ (かんせつリウマチ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

関かん節せつリウマチ

also: かんせつリューマチ

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Meanings

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noun

rheumatoid arthritis

medicine

Medical term for a chronic autoimmune disease causing joint inflammation and pain.

母ははは関かん節せつリウマチで長なが年ねん治ち療りょうを受うけている。
My mother has been receiving treatment for rheumatoid arthritis for many years.

関かん節せつリウマチの初しょ期き症しょう状じょうは朝あさのこわばりです。

An early symptom of rheumatoid arthritis is morning stiffness.

Written forms

関かん節せつリウマチ
Standard medical term for rheumatoid arthritis.
関かん節せつリューマチ
Variant spelling using リューマチ; less common but still encountered.
かんせつリューマチ

Kanji

関connection, barrier, gateway
節node, season, period

Similar words

リウマチ
Broader term for rheumatism; 関節リウマチ specifically refers to rheumatoid arthritis.
変へん形けい性せい関かん節せつ症しょう
Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease distinct from the autoimmune nature of rheumatoid arthritis.

Etymology

Compound of 関節 (kansetsu, 'joint') and リウマチ (riumachi, from German 'Rheuma' or English 'rheuma'), a medical loanword.