Japanese word

炎症

Pronunciation

Romajienshō

Meaning

  • nouninflammation

Example

医師は炎症を抑える薬を出しました。i shi wa en shō o osa e ru kusuri o da shi ma shi ta

The doctor prescribed medicine to reduce the inflammation.

Illustration for 炎症 (inflammation)

More examples

皮膚の炎症は、数日で治まりました。hi fu no en shō wa sū jitsu de osa ma ri ma shi ta

The inflammation of the skin subsided after a few days.

Core concept

Refers to the body's protective reaction when tissue is affected, with changes such as heat, swelling, redness, or pain.

Common phrases

  • 炎症を抑えるen shō o osa e ru

    suppress inflammation

  • 炎症が起きるen shō ga o ki ru

    develop inflammation

  • 炎症が治まるen shō ga osa ma ru

    inflammation subsides

Definition in Japanese

体の組織が傷ついたり刺激を受けたりしたときに生じる、熱や腫れなどを伴う反応。karada no so shiki ga kizu tsu i ta ri shi geki o u ke ta ri shi ta to ki ni shō ji ru netsu ya ha re na do o tomona u han nō

Word origin

炎症 (enshō) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 炎 (en, "flame") and 症 (shō, "symptom"), so its form connects bodily heat with a medical condition.

Usage tips

  • The English word inflammation is used in everyday health discussions as well as medicine, but it refers to a bodily process rather than simple annoyance or anger.

Other meanings

  • irritationnoun

Related words

  • 炎症性enshōseiinflammatorypre-noun adjectival

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