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寄生虫症 (きせいちゅうしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

寄き生せい虫ちゅう症しょう

き

せ

い

ちゅ

う

しょ

う

Meanings

1

parasitic disease; vermination

Medical term for diseases caused by parasites. 'Vermination' is a rarer, more technical synonym.

海かい外がい旅りょ行こうでは寄き生せい虫

ちゅう

症しょう

に

注ちゅう

意い

が

必ひつ

要よう

です

。

When traveling abroad, you need to be careful about parasitic diseases.

Kanji

寄draw near, stop in, bring near
生life, genuine, birth
虫insect, bug, temper
症symptoms, illness

Related words

寄き生せい虫ちゅう
寄生虫 means 'parasite' (the organism itself), while 寄生虫症 refers to the disease caused by parasites.

Built from

寄き生せい虫ちゅう+症しょう

Etymology

Compound of 寄生虫 (parasite) + 症 (disease, condition).