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結核症 (kekkakushou) Japanese meaning: tuberculosis | Kotomora

結けっ核かく症しょう

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Meanings

1

Medical term for the infectious disease tuberculosis, often used in clinical contexts.

結けっ核かく症しょうは早そう期き発はっ見けんが重じゅう要

よう

です

。

Early detection is important for tuberculosis.

Kanji

結tie, bind, contract
核nucleus, core, kernel
症symptoms, illness

Related words

結けっ核かく
結核 is the more common and general term for tuberculosis; 結核症 explicitly refers to the disease state and is more formal/medical.

Built from

結けっ核かく+症しょう

Etymology

Compound of 結核 (tubercle) + 症 (disease, condition).