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脳脊髄炎 (nousekizuien) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

脳のう脊せき髄ずい炎えん

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Meanings

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encephalomyelitis

Medical term for inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.

脳のう脊せき髄ずい炎えんはウイルス感かん染せんによって引ひき起

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Encephalomyelitis can be caused by a viral infection.

Kanji

脳brain, memory
脊stature, height, spine
髄marrow, pith, essence
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Word family

筋きん痛つう性せい脳のう脊せき髄ずい炎えん
myalgic encephalomyelitis; ME
急きゅう性せい散さん在ざい性せい脳のう脊せき髄ずい炎えん
acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; ADEM

Built from

脳のう+脊せき髄ずい炎えん

Etymology

Compound of 脳 (のう, 'brain'), 脊髄 (せきずい, 'spinal cord'), and 炎 (えん, 'inflammation').