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急性 (kyuusei) Japanese meaning: acute (illness) | Kotomora

急きゅう性せい

きゅ

う

せ

い

Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

acute (illness)

Medical term for a condition with sudden onset and short, severe course. Antonym: 慢性 (chronic).

Antonyms: 慢性

急きゅう性せいの胃

い

腸ちょう

炎えん

で

入にゅう

院いん

し

た

。

I was hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis.

この病びょう気きには急きゅう性せいと慢まん性せいの二ふたつのタイプがある。

This disease has two types: acute and chronic.

Usage patterns

急きゅう性せいの〈事こと〉an acute case/form of (an illness)
彼かれは急きゅう性せいの胃い炎えんで入にゅう院いんした。
He was hospitalized with acute gastritis.
〈事こと〉が急きゅう性せい化かするfor a condition to turn acute
症しょう状じょうが急きゅう性せい化かして救きゅう急きゅう外がい来らいを受じゅ診しんした。
Her symptoms turned acute, so she went to the emergency room.

Kanji

急hurry, emergency, sudden
性sex, gender, nature

Related words

慢まん性せい
慢性 means 'chronic' (long-lasting, slow progression), the direct antonym of 急性.

Opposites

慢まん性せいN1
chronic
慢まん性せい的てき
急性 describes a condition that comes on suddenly and severely, while 慢性的 describes one that persists or recurs over a long time.

Word family· 28

亜あ急きゅう性せい
subacute
急きゅう性せい期き
acute phase; acute stage
急きゅう性せい中ちゅう毒どく
acute poisoning; acute intoxication
急きゅう性せい肝かん炎

Etymology

From 急 (sudden, urgent) + 性 (nature, property). The compound follows the pattern of many medical terms describing the nature of a condition.

えん

acute hepatitis

急きゅう性せい脳のう症しょう

acute encephalopathy

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急きゅう性せい腹ふく症しょう
acute abdomen
急きゅう性せい膵すい炎えん
acute pancreatitis
急きゅう性せい鼻び炎えん
acute rhinitis
急きゅう性せい心しん不ふ全ぜん
acute heart failure
急きゅう性せい心しん筋きん炎えん
acute myocarditis

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