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化膿性髄膜炎 (kanouseizuimakuen) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

化か膿のう性せい髄ずい膜まく炎えん

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Meanings

1

septic meningitis; purulent meningitis; suppurative meningitis

Medical term for bacterial meningitis with pus formation. Used in clinical contexts.

化か膿のう性せい髄ずい膜まく炎えんは早そう期きの抗

こう

生せい

物ぶっ

質しつ

投とう

与よ

が

重じゅう

要よう

です

。

Early antibiotic administration is crucial for septic meningitis.

Kanji

化change, take the form of, influence
膿pus, fester, discharge
性sex, gender, nature
髄marrow, pith, essence
膜membrane
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Related words

髄ずい膜まく炎えん
General term for meningitis; 化膿性髄膜炎 specifies the purulent/septic type.
無む菌きん性せい髄ずい膜まく炎えん
Aseptic meningitis, often viral, contrasted with the bacterial 化膿性髄膜炎.

Built from

化か膿のう性せい+髄ずい膜まく炎

Etymology

Compound of 化膿性 (suppurative) + 髄膜炎 (meningitis). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical meaning.

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