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天疱瘡 (てんぽうそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

天てん疱ぽう瘡そう

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Meanings

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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

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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.