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口峡炎 (koukyouen) Japanese meaning: sore throat | Kotomora

口こう峡きょう炎えん

こ

う

きょ

う

え

ん

Meanings

1

sore throat; acute tonsillitis; angina

Medical term for inflammation of the throat, often used interchangeably with acute tonsillitis or angina in clinical contexts.

口こう峡きょう炎えんの症しょう状じょう

に

は

、

のど

の

痛いた

み

や

発はつ

熱ねつ

が

あり

ます

。

Symptoms of sore throat include throat pain and fever.

Kanji

口mouth
峡gorge, ravine
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Related words

扁へん桃とう炎えん
扁桃炎 specifically refers to tonsillitis, while 口峡炎 is a broader term for throat inflammation that can include tonsillitis.
咽いん頭とう炎えん
咽頭炎 is pharyngitis, inflammation of the pharynx, whereas 口峡炎 refers to the fauces (the opening from the mouth to the pharynx).

Etymology

Compound of 口峡 (こうきょう, 'fauces') and 炎 (えん, 'inflammation'). The term is a modern medical coinage using Sino-Japanese morphemes.