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十二指腸炎 (juunishichouen) Japanese meaning: duodenitis | Kotomora

十じゅう二に指し腸ちょう炎えん

Meanings

1

duodenitis

Medical term for inflammation of the duodenum.

内ない視し鏡きょう検けん査さで十じゅう二に指し腸ちょう炎えんと診しん断だんされた。
I was diagnosed with duodenitis by endoscopy.

Kanji

十ten
二two, two radical (no. 7)
指finger, point to, indicate
腸intestines, guts, bowels
炎

inflammation, flame, blaze

Related words

十じゅう二に指し腸ちょう
Refers to the duodenum itself, not the inflammation.
胃い炎えん
Gastritis; inflammation of the stomach lining.

Built from

十じゅう二に指し腸ちょう+炎えん

Etymology

Compound of 十二指腸 (duodenum) + 炎 (inflammation).