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細菌性赤痢 (さいきんせいせきり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

細さい菌きん性せい赤せき痢り

さ

い

き

ん

せ

い

せ

き

り

Meanings

1

shigellosis; bacillary dysentery

Medical term for dysentery caused by Shigella bacteria, as opposed to amoebic dysentery.

細さい菌きん性せい赤せき痢りは、主おもに

汚お

染せん

さ

れ

た

水みず

や

食た

べ

物もの

を

介かい

し

て

感かん

染せん

する

。

Bacillary dysentery is mainly transmitted through contaminated water or food.

Kanji

細dainty, get thin, taper
菌germ, fungus, bacteria
性sex, gender, nature
赤red
痢diarrhea

Related words

アメーバ赤せき痢り
Amoebic dysentery, caused by Entamoeba histolytica, as opposed to the bacterial form.

Built from

細さい菌きん性せい+赤せき痢り

Etymology

Compound of 細菌 (bacteria), 性 (-ic, of that nature), and 赤痢 (dysentery).