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脊椎側湾症 (sekitsuisokuwanshou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

脊せき椎つい側そく湾わん症しょう

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Meanings

1

Medical term for lateral curvature of the spine. Cross-referenced with 脊柱側湾症, a synonym.

See also: 脊柱側湾症

脊せき椎つい側そく湾わん症しょうは、背せ骨ぼねが左さ右

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Scoliosis is a condition in which the spine curves sideways.

Kanji

脊stature, height, spine
椎chinquapin, mallet, spine
側side, lean, oppose
湾gulf, bay, inlet
症symptoms, illness
彎curve, stretching a bow

Related words

脊せき柱ちゅう側そく湾わん症しょう
Synonym; 脊柱 (spinal column) is used instead of 脊椎 (vertebra). Both refer to scoliosis.

Built from

脊せき椎つい+側そく弯わん症しょう

Written forms

脊せき椎つい側そく湾わん症しょう
Standard medical kanji spelling for scoliosis.
脊せき椎つい側そく彎わん症しょう
Variant using 彎 (kyūjitai of 湾); seen in older or formal medical texts.

Etymology

Compound of 脊椎 (spine), 側 (side), 湾 (curve), and 症 (condition). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern medical coinage.