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血栓症 (けっせんしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

血けっ栓せん症しょう

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Meanings

1

thrombosis

Medical term for the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel.

長ちょう時じ間かんのフライトは血けっ栓せん症しょうのリスクを高

たか

める

。

Long flights increase the risk of thrombosis.

Kanji

血blood
栓plug, bolt, cork
症symptoms, illness

Related words

塞そく栓せん症しょう
塞栓症 (embolism) is a blockage caused by a traveling clot or other material, while 血栓症 (thrombosis) is the formation of a clot at the site.

Word family

静じょう脈みゃく血けっ栓せん症しょう
venous thrombosis
旅りょ行こう者しゃ血けっ栓せん症しょう
air travel thrombosis; traveler's thrombosis
冠かん状じょう動どう脈みゃく血けっ栓せん症しょう
coronary thrombosis

Built from

血けっ栓せん+症しょう

Etymology

Compound of 血栓 (けっせん, 'blood clot') and 症 (しょう, 'disease' or 'condition').

ロングフライト血けっ栓せん症しょう

deep vein thrombosis in air travelers; traveler's thrombosis