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Ｃ型肝炎 (shiigatakanen) Japanese meaning: hepatitis C | Kotomora

Ｃ型肝炎しーがたかんえん

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Meanings

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hepatitis C

Medical term for liver inflammation caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV).

Ｃ型がた肝かん炎えんはウイルス性せいの肝かん臓ぞうの病びょう気き

です

。

Hepatitis C is a viral liver disease.

Ｃ型がた肝かん炎えんの治ち療りょうには抗こうウイルス薬やくが使つかわれます。

Antiviral drugs are used to treat hepatitis C.

Kanji

型mould, type, model
肝liver, pluck, nerve
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Related words

Ｂ型肝炎びーがたかんえん
Hepatitis B, caused by a different virus with different transmission routes and prevention (vaccine available).
Ａ型肝炎えーがたかんえん
Hepatitis A, typically transmitted through contaminated food/water, often acute and self-limiting.

Built from

Ｃ型しーがた+肝かん炎えん

Etymology

Compound of Ｃ (shī, from English letter 'C') + 型 (gata, 'type') + 肝炎 (kan'en, 'hepatitis').