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肺炎
haien
Description
肺炎は、肺がばい菌やウイルスで炎症を起こす病気です。
肺炎 is a disease where the lungs become inflamed due to bacteria or viruses.
熱が出て、せきが止まらない時によくなる、少しこわい病気です。
肺炎 is a somewhat serious illness that often occurs when you have a fever and a persistent cough.
Meanings
肺炎haien
pneumonia; inflammation of the lungs
かぜをこじらせて肺炎になった。
I caught a cold that worsened into pneumonia.
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Notes
- Etymology
肺 (lung) + 炎 (inflammation); 炎 also appears in 胃炎, 気管支炎.
- Nuance
A specific medical diagnosis, more serious than 風邪 (a common cold).
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