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脊柱側湾症 (せきちゅうそくわんしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
scoliosis
Medical term for lateral curvature of the spine. The English gloss 'scoliosis' appears to be a misspelling of 'scoliosis'; the intended meaning is scoliosis.
こう
検けん
診しん
で
脊せき
柱ちゅう
側そく
湾わん
症しょう
が
見み
つかる
こと
が
あり
ます
。
Scoliosis is sometimes detected during school health screenings.
Written forms 脊せき 柱ちゅう 側そく 湾わん 症しょう
Standard modern kanji spelling using 湾 (bay/curve).
脊せき 柱ちゅう 側そく 彎わん 症しょう
Older spelling using 彎 (curve); still seen in some medical contexts but less common than 湾.
Etymology Compound of 脊柱 (spine), 側 (side), 湾 (curve), and 症 (condition). The spelling 彎 is an older form of 湾.
