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耳炎

耳炎

Chinese

		ear	flame; inflammation; -itis
simp. and trad. (耳炎)		耳	炎

Noun

耳炎

(pathology) otitis, inflammation of the ear

Japanese

Kanji in this term
耳	炎
じ Grade: 1	えん Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

耳 ‎(“ear”) +‎ 炎 ‎(“-itis”)

Noun

耳炎 ‎(hiragana じえん, romaji jien)

(pathology) otitis, inflammation of the ear, such as that resulting from ear infection, often causing earache

Derived terms

中耳炎 (ちゅうじえん) ‎(chūjien): otitis media, inflammation of the middle ear
内耳炎 (ないじえん) ‎(naijien): otitis interna, inflammation of the inner ear
外耳炎 (がいじえん) ‎(gaijien): otitis externa, inflammation of the outer ear