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レビー小体病 (レビーしょうたいびょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

レビー小しょう体たい病びょう

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Meanings

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Lewy body disease

A neurodegenerative disorder characterized by abnormal protein deposits (Lewy bodies) in the brain. Medical term.

レビー小しょう体たい病びょうは認にん知ち症しょうの原

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Lewy body disease is one of the causes of dementia.

Kanji

小little, small
体body, substance, object
病ill, sick

Built from

レビー小しょう体たい+病びょう

Etymology

Named after the German-born neurologist Friedrich H. Lewy, who first described the abnormal protein aggregates (Lewy bodies) in the early 20th century. The Japanese term is a direct translation of the English medical term.