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遺伝子治療 (idenshichiryou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

遺い伝でん子し治ち療りょう

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Meanings

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gene therapy

Medical treatment that modifies genes to treat or prevent disease.

遺い伝でん子し治ち療りょうは、がんの新あたらしい治ち療りょう法ほうとして期き待たいされ

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Gene therapy is expected to be a new treatment for cancer.

Kanji

遺bequeath, leave behind, reserve
伝transmit, go along, walk along
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
治reign, be at peace, calm down
療heal, cure

Related words

遺い伝でん子し
遺伝子 means 'gene', while 遺伝子治療 is the medical procedure of gene therapy.
治ち療りょう
治療 is a general term for medical treatment; 遺伝子治療 specifies treatment at the genetic level.

Built from

遺い伝でん子し+治ち療りょう

Etymology

Compound of 遺伝子 (gene) and 治療 (treatment). The term is a direct translation of the English 'gene therapy'.