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灰白髄炎 (kaihakuzuien) Japanese meaning: poliomyelitis | Kotomora

灰かい白はく髄ずい炎えん

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Meanings

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poliomyelitis; polio

Medical term for polio; in everyday contexts, the loanword ポリオ is more common.

See also: ポリオ

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Poliomyelitis is an infectious disease caused by a virus.

Kanji

灰ashes, puckery juice, cremate
白white
髄marrow, pith, essence
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Related words

ポリオ
ポリオ is the common loanword used in everyday Japanese, while 灰白髄炎 is a formal medical term.

Word family

急きゅう性せい灰かい白はく髄ずい炎えん
poliomyelitis; polio

Etymology

Compound of 灰白 (kaihaku, 'gray-white') + 髄 (zui, 'marrow') + 炎 (en, 'inflammation'), referring to the inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord characteristic of polio.