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糸球体腎炎 (shikyuutaijinen) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

糸し球きゅう体たい腎じん炎えん

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Meanings

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glomerulonephritis

Medical term for inflammation of the glomeruli in the kidneys.

糸し球きゅう体たい腎じん炎えんは腎じん臓ぞうの糸し球きゅう体たいに

炎えん

症しょう

が

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こる

病びょう

気き

です

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Glomerulonephritis is a disease in which inflammation occurs in the glomeruli of the kidneys.

Kanji

糸thread
球ball, sphere
体body, substance, object
腎kidney
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Built from

糸し球きゅう体たい+腎じん炎えん

Etymology

Compound of 糸球体 (shikyūtai, 'glomerulus') + 腎炎 (jin'en, 'nephritis').