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    3. 髄膜炎

    髄膜炎

    髄ずい膜まく炎えん

    meningitis

    KMT10News #34+1NounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab41 strokes

    ずいまくえん

    Noun

    1.
    meningitis
    medicine

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    髄ずい膜まく炎えんは重 い病びょう気きです。

    Meningitis is a serious illness.

    KMT8Medicine & Health
    髄ずい膜まく炎えんの早そう期き診しん断だんは効こう果か的てきな治ち療りょうのために極きわめて重じゅう要ようだ。

    Early diagnosis of meningitis is crucial for effective treatment.

    KMT10Medicine & Health
    髄ずい膜まく炎えんの症しょう状じょうは風か邪ぜと似にているため、初しょ期き段だん階かいでの判はん別べつが難むずかしい場ば合あいがある。

    Because the symptoms of meningitis resemble those of a cold, it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish in the early stages.

    KMT10Medicine & Health
    医い師しは、子こ供どもが髄ずい膜まく炎えんの疑うたがいがあるため、すぐに検けん査さをするよう指し示じした。

    The doctor instructed immediate tests as the child was suspected of having meningitis.

    KMT10Medicine & Health
    予よ防ぼう接せっ種しゅは、特とく定ていの種しゅ類るいの髄ずい膜まく炎えんから身みを守まもるのに役やく立だつ。

    Vaccination can help protect against certain types of meningitis.

    KMT10Medicine & Health

    Kanji that make up this word

    髄
    marrow・pith・essence
    膜
    membrane
    炎
    ほのお…(2)
    inflammation・flame・blaze
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