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蠕虫病 (ぜんちゅうびょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蠕ぜん虫ちゅう病びょう

ぜ

ん

ちゅ

う

びょ

う

Meanings

1

helminthiasis; worm disease

Medical term for diseases caused by parasitic worms (helminths).

蠕ぜん虫ちゅう病びょうは、寄き生せい虫ちゅうの一

いっ

種しゅ

で

ある

蠕ぜん

虫ちゅう

に

よっ

て

引ひ

き

起お

こさ

れる

病びょう

気き

です

。

Helminthiasis is a disease caused by helminths, a type of parasite.

Kanji

蠕crawling of a worm
虫insect, bug, temper
病ill, sick

Related words

寄き生せい虫ちゅう病びょう
寄生虫病 is a broader term for parasitic diseases, while 蠕虫病 specifically refers to diseases caused by helminths (worms).

Built from

蠕ぜん虫ちゅう+病びょう

Etymology

Compound of 蠕虫 (zenchū, 'helminth, worm') + 病 (byō, 'disease').