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脳血栓 (noukessen) Japanese meaning: cerebral thrombosis | Kotomora

脳のう血けっ栓せん

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Meanings

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cerebral thrombosis

Medical term for a blood clot in a cerebral vessel, causing ischemic stroke.

脳のう血けっ栓せんは脳のう梗こう塞そくの原げん因いんの一ひとつ

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Cerebral thrombosis is one of the causes of cerebral infarction.

Kanji

脳brain, memory
血blood
栓plug, bolt, cork

Related words

脳のう梗こう塞そく
脳梗塞 is the resulting condition (cerebral infarction), while 脳血栓 refers specifically to the clot formation within a cerebral vessel.
脳のう塞そく栓せん
脳塞栓 is a cerebral embolism (clot traveling from elsewhere), whereas 脳血栓 is a thrombosis formed locally in the brain.

Built from

脳のう+血けっ栓せん

Etymology

Compound of 脳 (brain) and 血栓 (thrombus, blood clot).