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腎結石 (じんけっせき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

腎じん結けっ石せき

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Meanings

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noun

kidney stone; renal calculus

medicine

Medical term for a stone formed in the kidney. The plural form 'kidney stones' is also covered.

腎じん結けっ石せきの痛いたみは非ひ常じょうに激はげしいことがあります。
The pain from a kidney stone can be extremely severe.

彼かれは腎じん結けっ石せきの治ち療りょうのために入にゅう院いんした。

He was hospitalized for treatment of kidney stones.

Kanji

腎kidney
結tie, bind, contract
石stone

Similar words

尿にょう路ろ結けっ石せき
尿路結石 is a broader term for stones anywhere in the urinary tract, while 腎結石 specifically refers to stones in the kidney.
胆たん石せき
胆石 are gallstones, which form in the gallbladder, not the kidney.

Etymology

Compound of 腎 (jin, 'kidney') + 結石 (kesseki, 'stone, calculus'). The reading じんけっせき follows standard on'yomi with gemination.