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Ｄ型肝炎 (diigatakanen) Japanese meaning: hepatitis D | Kotomora

Ｄ型肝炎でぃーがたかんえん

Meanings

1

hepatitis D

Medical term for the liver disease caused by the hepatitis D virus.

Ｄ型がた肝かん炎えんはＢ型びーがた肝かん炎えんウイルスと同どう時じに感かん染せんすることが多おおい。
Hepatitis D often co-infects with the hepatitis B virus.

Kanji

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

Related words

肝かん炎えん
General term for hepatitis; Ｄ型肝炎 specifies the type caused by the hepatitis D virus.
Ｂ型肝炎びーがたかんえん
Hepatitis B; Ｄ型肝炎 requires the presence of the hepatitis B virus to cause infection.

Etymology

Compound of Ｄ (ディー, from the Latin letter D) + 型 (がた, 'type') + 肝炎 (かんえん, 'hepatitis').