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大腸炎 (daichouen) Japanese meaning: colitis | Kotomora

大だい腸ちょう炎えん

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Meanings

1

colitis

Medical term for inflammation of the colon. Used in clinical contexts.

大だい腸ちょう炎えんの症しょう状じょうには腹ふく痛つうや下げ痢り

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Symptoms of colitis include abdominal pain and diarrhea.

Kanji

大large, big
腸intestines, guts, bowels
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Word family

潰かい瘍よう性せい大だい腸ちょう炎えん
ulcerative colitis

Built from

大だい+腸ちょう炎えん

Etymology

Compound of 大腸 (daichō, 'large intestine') and 炎 (en, 'inflammation').