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マイコプラズマ肺炎 (マイコプラズマはいえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

マイコプラズマ肺はい炎えん

also: マイコプラスマはいえん

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Meanings

1

mycoplasma pneumonia

Medical term for pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae bacteria; often called 'walking pneumonia' in casual English.

マイコプラズマ肺はい炎えんは、子こ供どもや若わかい

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Mycoplasma pneumonia is a disease common in children and young people.

Kanji

肺lungs
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Related words

肺はい炎えん
General term for pneumonia; マイコプラズマ肺炎 specifies the causative agent.

Built from

マイコプラズマ+肺はい炎えん

Written forms

マイコプラズマ肺はい炎えん
Standard medical term; マイコプラズマ is the usual katakana form for Mycoplasma.
マイコプラスマ肺はい炎えん
Alternate spelling reflecting a variant pronunciation; less common but encountered.
マイコプラスマはいえん

Etymology

From マイコプラズマ (Mycoplasma, the genus name) + 肺炎 (pneumonia). The katakana form reflects the scientific loanword.