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強膜炎 (きょうまくえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

強きょう膜まく炎えん

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Meanings

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scleritis

Medical term for inflammation of the sclera (the white outer layer of the eyeball).

強きょう膜まく炎えんは、強きょう膜まくに炎えん症しょう

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Scleritis is a condition in which inflammation occurs in the sclera.

Kanji

強strong
膜membrane
炎inflammation, flame, blaze
鞏hard, firm

Related words

結けつ膜まく炎えん
Conjunctivitis (inflammation of the conjunctiva), a more common eye condition; 強膜炎 is specifically inflammation of the sclera.
角かく膜まく炎えん
Keratitis (inflammation of the cornea); 強膜炎 affects the sclera, not the cornea.

Built from

強きょう膜まく+炎えん

Written forms

強きょう膜まく炎えん
Standard medical kanji spelling.
鞏きょう膜まく炎えん
Rare variant using the non-jōyō kanji 鞏.

Etymology

Compound of 強膜 (sclera) + 炎 (inflammation). The kanji 強 means 'strong' and 膜 means 'membrane'; 炎 is a common suffix for inflammatory conditions.