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動脈炎 (どうみゃくえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

動どう脈みゃく炎えん

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Meanings

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arteritis

Medical term for inflammation of an artery.

側そく頭とう動どう脈みゃく炎えんは高こう齢れい者しゃに多おおい

病びょう

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Temporal arteritis is a disease common in the elderly.

Kanji

動move, motion, change
脈vein, pulse, hope
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Related words

動どう脈みゃく
動脈 means 'artery'; 動脈炎 specifically refers to inflammation of an artery.
血けっ管かん炎えん
血管炎 is a broader term for vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels), while 動脈炎 is limited to arteries.

Word family

高たか安やす動どう脈みゃく炎えん
Takayasu arteritis; Takayasu's aortitis
大だい動どう脈みゃく炎えん症しょう候こう群ぐん
aortitis syndrome
結けっ節せつ性せい多た発はつ動どう脈みゃく

Built from

動どう脈みゃく+炎えん

Etymology

Compound of 動脈 (artery) + 炎 (inflammation).

炎えん

polyarteritis nodosa