noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
fulminant; hyperacute; acute and severe
Medical term describing a disease that develops suddenly and severely, often with a rapid, life-threatening course. Used in phrases like 劇症肝炎 (fulminant hepatitis).
Fulminant hepatitis is a dangerous disease in which liver function declines rapidly.
This infection can become fulminant, so early treatment is important.
acute hepatitis
Standard kanji spelling for the medical term 'fulminant'.
Variant kanji form; 激 emphasizes severity, but 劇症 is more common in medical contexts.
Compound of 劇 (intense, severe) and 症 (symptom, disease). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern medical Japanese to describe fulminant conditions.