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肋膜炎 (ろくまくえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

肋ろく膜まく炎えん

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Meanings

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pleurisy

Medical term for inflammation of the pleura, the membranes surrounding the lungs.

肋ろく膜まく炎えんは胸むねの痛いたみや発はつ熱

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Pleurisy can cause chest pain and fever.

Kanji

肋rib
膜membrane
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Built from

肋ろく膜まく+炎えん

Etymology

From 肋膜 (ろくまく, 'pleura') + 炎 (えん, 'inflammation').