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多発性硬化症 (たはつせいこうかしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

多た発はつ性せい硬こう化か症しょう

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Meanings

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multiple sclerosis; MS

Medical term for the chronic autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system.

多た発はつ性せい硬こう化か症しょうは中ちゅう枢すう神しん経

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Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system.

Kanji

多many, frequent, much
発departure, discharge, publish
性sex, gender, nature
硬stiff, hard
化change, take the form of, influence
症symptoms, illness

Built from

多た発はつ性せい+硬こう化か症しょう

Etymology

Compound of 多発性 (multiple occurrence) + 硬化症 (sclerosis), a calque from English 'multiple sclerosis'.