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引きつけ (ひきつけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

引ひきつけ

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つ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

febrile seizure; febrile convulsions

medicine

Medical term for convulsions triggered by fever, especially in infants and young children. Commonly used in pediatric contexts.

子こ供どもが熱ねつを出だして引ひきつけを起おこした。
The child developed a fever and had a febrile seizure.
引ひきつけが長ながく続つづく場ば合あいは救きゅう急きゅう車しゃを呼よんでください

Written forms

引ひきつけ
Standard spelling for the medical term; the okurigana つけ is commonly used.
引ひき付つけUsage83%
Alternate spelling with full okurigana; less common but still seen.
ひきつけUsage17%
引ひき付つけ
Abbreviated kanji form; rarely used in modern medical contexts.

Kanji

引

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If the convulsions last a long time, please call an ambulance.

pull, tug, jerk

付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

痙けい攣れん
General term for convulsions or spasms, not necessarily caused by fever. 引きつけ specifically refers to fever-induced seizures in children.
てんかん
Epilepsy, a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures. 引きつけ is an acute, fever-related event, not a chronic condition.

Etymology

Compound of 引き (hiki, continuative form of 引く 'to pull') + 付け (tsuke, continuative form of 付ける 'to attach'), literally 'pulling and attaching'. The medical sense likely derives from the involuntary muscle contractions that 'pull' the body. The exact historical development is uncertain.