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消化性潰瘍 (しょうかせいかいよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

消しょう化か性せい潰かい瘍よう

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Meanings

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peptic ulcer

Medical term for an ulcer in the stomach or duodenum caused by digestive acids.

消しょう化か性せい潰かい瘍ようの主おもな原げん因

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The main cause of peptic ulcers is H. pylori infection.

Kanji

消extinguish, blow out, turn off
化change, take the form of, influence
性sex, gender, nature
潰crush, smash, break
瘍swelling, boil, tumor

Related words

胃い潰かい瘍よう
胃潰瘍 specifically refers to a gastric ulcer, while 消化性潰瘍 is a broader term covering both gastric and duodenal ulcers.
十じゅう二に指し腸ちょう潰かい瘍よう
十二指腸潰瘍 is a duodenal ulcer, a subtype of peptic ulcer.

Built from

消しょう化か+

Etymology

Compound of 消化性 (shōkasei, 'digestive') + 潰瘍 (kaiyō, 'ulcer'). The term is a direct medical translation, likely from Western medicine.

性せい

+潰かい瘍よう