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類肉腫症 (ruinikushushou) Japanese meaning: sarcoidosis | Kotomora

類るい肉にく腫しゅ症しょう

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Meanings

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sarcoidosis

rare termmedicine›

Rare medical term; the loanword サルコイドーシス is far more common in modern Japanese.

See also: サルコイドーシス

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類肉腫症 is now more often called sarcoidosis (サルコイドーシス).

Kanji

類sort, kind, variety
肉meat
腫tumor, swelling
症symptoms, illness

Related words

サルコイドーシス
The common modern loanword for sarcoidosis; 類肉腫症 is a rare native Japanese equivalent used mainly in older medical texts.

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類るい+肉にく腫しゅ症しょう

Etymology

Compound of 類 (rui, 'resembling'), 肉腫 (nikushu, 'sarcoma'), and 症 (shō, 'disease'), literally 'sarcoma-like disease'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is now largely replaced by the loanword サルコイドーシス.