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咽頭炎 (intouen) Japanese meaning: pharyngitis | Kotomora

咽いん頭とう炎えん

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Meanings

1

pharyngitis; sore throat

Medical term for inflammation of the pharynx; in everyday conversation, のどの痛み or のど風邪 are more common.

咽いん頭とう炎えんと診しん断だんされ

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方ほう

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I was diagnosed with pharyngitis, so I was prescribed antibiotics.

咽いん頭と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 pharyngitis include sore throat and fever.

Kanji

咽throat, choked, smothered
頭head, counter for large animals
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Related words

のどの痛いたみ
Everyday expression for a sore throat, not a medical diagnosis.
扁へん桃とう炎えん
Tonsillitis; inflammation of the tonsils, often with similar symptoms but a more specific location.

Word family

連れん鎖さ球きゅう菌きん性せい咽いん頭とう炎えん
streptococcal pharyngitis; strep throat

Built from

咽いん頭とう+炎えん

Etymology

Compound of 咽頭 (pharynx) and 炎 (inflammation).