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慢性関節リウマチ (manseikansetsuriumachi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

慢まん性せい関かん節せつリウマチ

also: まんせいかんせつリューマチ · まんせいかんせつリュウマチ

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Meanings

1

rheumatoid arthritis

obsolete termmedicine›

Obsolete medical term for rheumatoid arthritis; modern usage prefers 関節リウマチ. It is obsolete and cross-references 関節リウマチ.

See also: 関節リウマチ

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This old medical book lists the disease name 'chronic articular rheumatism'.

Kanji

慢ridicule, laziness
性sex, gender, nature
関connection, barrier, gateway
節node, season, period

Related words

関かん節せつリウマチ
Modern standard term for rheumatoid arthritis; 慢性関節リウマチ is an older, now-obsolete synonym.

Built from

慢まん性せい+関かん節せつリウマチ

Written forms

慢まん性せい関かん節せつリウマチ
Standard medical term for rheumatoid arthritis, though now largely replaced by 関節リウマチ.
慢まん性せい関かん節せつリューマチ
Search-only variant with リューマチ; not a standard modern spelling.
慢まん性せい関かん節せつリュウマチ
Search-only variant with リュウマチ; not a standard modern spelling.

Etymology

Compound of 慢性 (chronic), 関節 (joint), and リウマチ (rheumatism). The term is now obsolete, replaced by 関節リウマチ.