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肺尖カタル (haisenkataru) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

肺はい尖せんカタル

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Meanings

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pulmonary apicitis; catarrh of the pulmonary apex

Medical term for inflammation of the mucous membrane at the apex of the lung; often associated with early tuberculosis.

肺はい尖せんカタルは結けっ核かくの初しょ期き症しょう状

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Pulmonary apicitis is known as an early symptom of tuberculosis.

Kanji

肺lungs
尖be pointed, sharp, taper
加add, addition, increase
答solution, answer
児newborn babe, child, young of animals

Related words

肺はい結けっ核かく
肺結核 is pulmonary tuberculosis, the disease itself, while 肺尖カタル refers specifically to inflammation at the lung apex, often a precursor or early sign.

Written forms

肺はい尖せんカタル
Standard modern medical term; カタル is the katakana rendering of 'catarrh'.
肺尖加答児はいせんかたる
Historical ateji spelling; rarely used today.

Etymology

Compound of 肺尖 (pulmonary apex) and カタル (from German 'Katarrh', meaning catarrh). The ateji spelling 加答児 is historical.