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神経炎 (shinkeien) Japanese meaning: neuritis | Kotomora

神しん経けい炎えん

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Meanings

1

neuritis; nerve inflammation

Medical term for inflammation of a nerve or nerves; used in clinical contexts.

医い者しゃは彼かれの症しょう状じょうを神しん経けい炎えんと診

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断だん

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た

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The doctor diagnosed his symptoms as neuritis.

Kanji

神gods, mind, soul
経sutra, longitude, pass thru
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Related words

神しん経けい痛つう
神経痛 refers to nerve pain (neuralgia), while 神経炎 specifically indicates inflammation of the nerve.

Word family

多た発はつ性せい神しん経けい炎えん
polyneuropathy; polyneuritis

Built from

神しん経けい+炎えん

Etymology

Compound of 神経 (nerve) and 炎 (inflammation), following the pattern of many medical terms ending in ～炎 (-itis).