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痔疾 (じしつ, jishitsu) Japanese meaning: hemorrhoids | Kotomora

痔じ疾しつ

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Meanings

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Medical term for hemorrhoids; in everyday conversation, 痔 (じ) is more common.

痔じ疾しつの治ち療りょうには、生せい活かつ習しゅう慣かんの改かい善ぜんが大たい切せつです。
For treating hemorrhoids, improving lifestyle habits is important.

Kanji

痔piles, hemorrhoids
疾rapidly

Related words

痔じ
痔 is the common everyday word for hemorrhoids; 痔疾 is a more formal medical term.

Etymology

Compound of 痔 (じ, 'hemorrhoids') and 疾 (しつ, 'illness'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical condition.