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糸球体腎炎 (しきゅうたいじんえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

糸し球きゅう体たい腎じん炎えん

し

きゅ

う

た

い

じ

ん

え

ん

Meanings

1

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

起お

こる

病びょう

気き

です

。

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').