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天疱瘡 (tenpousou) Japanese meaning: pemphigus | Kotomora

天てん疱ぽう瘡そう

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Meanings

1

pemphigus

Medical term for a group of rare autoimmune blistering diseases affecting the skin and mucous membranes.

天てん疱ぽう瘡そうは自じ己こ免めん疫えき疾しっ患かんの一いっ

種しゅ

です

。

Pemphigus is a type of autoimmune disease.

Kanji

天heavens, sky, imperial
疱smallpox, blister
瘡wound, boil, syphilis

Built from

天てん+疱ほう瘡そう

Etymology

The term is composed of 天 (ten, 'heaven' or 'natural'), 疱 (hō, 'blister'), and 瘡 (sō, 'sore' or 'skin lesion'), reflecting the blistering nature of the disease. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.