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膵炎 (すいえん, suien) Japanese meaning: pancreatitis | Kotomora

膵すい炎えん

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Meanings

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pancreatitis

Medical term for inflammation of the pancreas.

急きゅう性せい膵すい炎えんは激はげしい腹ふく痛つうを引ひき起おこすことがあります。

Kanji

膵pancreas, (kokuji)
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Word family

急きゅう性せい膵すい炎えん
acute pancreatitis

Written forms

膵すい炎えん

Acute pancreatitis can cause severe abdominal pain.

Usage98%

Standard medical kanji spelling.

すいえんUsage2%

すい炎えん

Mixed kana-kanji spelling sometimes used when the first kanji is difficult or unavailable.

Etymology

From 膵 (すい, 'pancreas') + 炎 (えん, 'inflammation').