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肉芽腫 (にくがしゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

肉にく芽が腫しゅ

also: にくげしゅ

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Meanings

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noun

granuloma

Medical term for a small area of inflammation due to tissue injury or infection. Used in pathology and clinical contexts.

病びょう理り検けん査さで肉にく芽が腫しゅが確かく認にんされた。
A granuloma was confirmed in the pathological examination.
結けっ核かくでは肺はいに肉にく芽が腫しゅが形けい成せいされることがある。
In tuberculosis, granulomas can form in the lungs.

Written forms

肉芽腫
- にくがしゅ
  Standard medical kanji spelling. The reading にくがしゅ is more common than にくげしゅ.
- にくげしゅ
  Alternate reading; less common but still used in medical contexts.
にくげしゅ

Kanji

肉meat
芽bud, sprout, spear

腫tumor, swelling

Similar words

炎えん症しょう
炎症 is general inflammation, while 肉芽腫 is a specific type of inflammatory nodule.
結けっ節せつ
結節 is a broader term for nodule; 肉芽腫 is a nodule with a specific histological pattern.

Etymology

Compound of 肉 (flesh), 芽 (bud/sprout), and 腫 (tumor/swelling), reflecting the tissue's appearance. The reading にくがしゅ uses the on'yomi for all characters; にくげしゅ uses the on'yomi for 肉 and 腫 but the kun'yomi for 芽.