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副鼻腔炎 (ふくびこうえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
sinusitis
medicine
Medical term for inflammation of the paranasal sinuses. In everyday conversation, people may simply say 蓄膿症 (ちくのうしょう) for chronic sinusitis with pus accumulation.
副ふく 鼻び 腔こう 炎えん の 症しょう 状じょう に は 、 鼻はな づまり や 頭ず 痛つう が ある 。
Symptoms of sinusitis include nasal congestion and headache.
Kanji 炎 inflammation, flame, blaze Similar words 蓄ちく 膿のう 症しょう Commonly used for chronic sinusitis with pus accumulation; more colloquial than 副鼻腔炎.
鼻び 炎えん Rhinitis, inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane; often co-occurs with sinusitis but is a distinct condition.
Etymology Compound of 副鼻腔 (paranasal sinus) + 炎 (inflammation). 副鼻腔 itself is composed of 副 (secondary, accessory), 鼻 (nose), and 腔 (cavity).
