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間質性肺炎 (かんしつせいはいえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

間かん質しつ性せい肺はい炎えん

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Meanings

1

interstitial pneumonia

Medical term for inflammation of the lung interstitium. Used in clinical contexts.

間かん質しつ性せい肺はい炎えんは、肺はいの間

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です

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Interstitial pneumonia is a disease in which inflammation occurs in the lung interstitium.

Kanji

間interval, space
質substance, quality, matter
性sex, gender, nature
肺lungs
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Built from

間かん質しつ性せい+肺はい炎えん

Etymology

Compound of 間質 (interstitium) + 性 (-ic) + 肺炎 (pneumonia).