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鼠径リンパ肉芽腫 (そけいリンパにくがしゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

鼠そ径けいリンパ肉にく芽が腫しゅ

Meanings

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noun

lymphogranuloma venereum; LGV

Medical term for a sexually transmitted infection caused by Chlamydia trachomatis serovars L1-L3, characterized by painful inguinal lymphadenopathy.

鼠そ径けいリンパ肉にく芽が腫しゅはクラミジアの一いっ種しゅによって引ひき起おこされる性せい感かん染せん症しょうです。
Lymphogranuloma venereum is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a type of chlamydia.
鼠そ径けいリンパ肉にく芽が腫しゅの診しん断だんには血けっ清せい学がく的てき検けん査さが用もちいられます。
Serological tests are used to diagnose lymphogranuloma venereum.

Written forms

鼠径リンパ肉芽腫
- そけいリンパにくがしゅ
  Standard medical kanji spelling using 鼠径 (groin).
- そけいリンパにくげしゅ
鼠蹊リンパ肉芽腫
- そけいリンパにくがしゅ
  Variant spelling using 鼠蹊 (groin); less common but seen in some medical texts.
- そけいリンパにくげしゅ
そけいリンパにくげしゅ

Kanji

鼠rat, mouse, dark gray

径diameter, path, method

肉meat

芽bud, sprout, spear

腫tumor, swelling

蹊path

Similar words

性せい感かん染せん症しょう
General term for sexually transmitted infections; 鼠径リンパ肉芽腫 is a specific disease within this category.
クラミジア
The bacterial genus; LGV is caused by specific serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis, distinct from the more common urogenital chlamydia.

Etymology

Compound of 鼠径 (groin) + リンパ (lymph) + 肉芽腫 (granuloma), directly translating the medical term lymphogranuloma inguinale.