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脳軟化症 (nounankashou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

脳のう軟なん化か症しょう

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Meanings

1

encephalomalacia; cerebral softening

Medical term for softening of brain tissue, often due to ischemia or infarction.

脳のう軟なん化か症しょうは、脳のう梗こう塞そくの後あとに

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Encephalomalacia can occur after a cerebral infarction.

Kanji

脳brain, memory
軟soft
化change, take the form of, influence
症symptoms, illness

Built from

脳のう+軟なん化か症しょう

Etymology

Compound of 脳 (nō, 'brain'), 軟化 (nanka, 'softening'), and 症 (shō, 'condition' or 'disease').