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萎縮性鼻炎 (いしゅくせいびえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

萎い縮しゅく性せい鼻び炎えん

い

しゅ

く

せ

い

び

え

ん

Meanings

1

atrophic rhinitis

Medical term for chronic nasal inflammation with atrophy of the mucosa and turbinates.

萎い縮しゅく性せい鼻び炎えんは鼻び粘ねん膜まくが

薄うす

く

なる

病びょう

気き

です

。

Atrophic rhinitis is a disease in which the nasal mucosa becomes thin.

Kanji

萎wither, droop, lame
縮shrink, contract, shrivel
性sex, gender, nature
鼻nose, snout
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Built from

萎い縮しゅく性せい+鼻び炎えん

Etymology

Compound of 萎縮 (いしゅく, atrophy) + 性 (せい, nature) + 鼻炎 (びえん, rhinitis).