Japanese word

結核

Pronunciation

Romajikekkaku

Meaning

  • nountuberculosis

Example

医師は結核を疑っています。i shi wa kek kaku o utaga tte i ma su

The doctor suspects tuberculosis.

Illustration for 結核 (tuberculosis)

More examples

私は健康診断で結核の検査を受けました。watashi wa ken kō shin dan de kek kaku no ken sa o u ke ma shi ta

I had a tuberculosis test during my health checkup.

Core concept

Describes an infection that forms damaging lesions in the lungs or other parts of the body and may develop with a lasting cough and fever.

Common phrases

  • 結核にかかるkek kaku ni ka ka ru

    contract tuberculosis

  • 結核を治療するkek kaku o chi ryō su ru

    treat tuberculosis

  • 結核の検査kek kaku no ken sa

    tuberculosis test

Definition in Japanese

結核菌の感染によって肺をはじめとする器官に病変が生じ、せきや発熱などの症状を示す病気。kek kaku kin no kan sen ni yo tte hai o ha ji me to su ru ki kan ni byō hen ga shō ji se ki ya hatsu netsu na do no shō jō o shime su byō ki

Word origin

結核 (kekkaku) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 結 (ketsu, "knot") and 核 (kaku, "core"), a name linked to the small nodules produced by the disease.

Usage tips

  • The abbreviation TB is common in English medical writing for tuberculosis, but the same letters commonly refer to a terabyte in technology.

Related words

  • 結核性kekkakuseituberculousna-adjective

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