骨こっ端たん炎えん

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Meanings

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noun

epiphysitis

medicine

Medical term for inflammation of the epiphysis (the end part of a long bone). Used in clinical contexts.

成せい長ちょう期きの子こ供どもに骨こっ端たん炎えんが見みられることがあります。
Epiphysitis can be seen in growing children.

skeleton, bone, remains

端edge, origin, end

炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Etymology

Compound of 骨端 (こったん, 'epiphysis') + 炎 (えん, 'inflammation'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical meaning.