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扁桃炎 (hentouen) Japanese meaning: tonsillitis | Kotomora

扁へん桃とう炎えん

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Meanings

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Medical term for inflammation of the tonsils.

扁へん桃とう炎えんで喉のどがとても痛いたい。

My throat hurts a lot because of tonsillitis.

扁へん桃とう炎えんの治ち療りょうには抗こう生せい物ぶっ質しつが使つかわれることがある。

Antibiotics are sometimes used to treat tonsillitis.

Kanji

扁level, small
桃peach
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Related words

扁へん桃とう腺せん
扁桃腺 refers to the tonsils themselves, while 扁桃炎 is the inflammation of the tonsils.

Built from

扁へん桃とう+炎えん

Etymology

Compound of 扁桃 (へんとう, 'tonsil') and 炎 (えん, 'inflammation').