Japanese symbol for “sepsis”
敗血症
はいけつしょう
Romaji: haiketsushou
sepsis; septicemia; blood poisoning
In Japanese, sepsis is 敗血症, read はいけつしょう (haiketsushou).
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Meanings
- n sepsis; septicemia; blood poisoning (med)
Written forms: 敗血症、肺血症. Readings: はいけつしょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 失敗 | しっぱい shippai | failure; mistake; blunder |
| 敗北 | はいぼく haiboku | defeat; loss; reverse |
| 腐敗 | ふはい fuhai | decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence |
| 敗戦 | はいせん haisen | defeat; lost battle; losing a war |
| 勝敗 | しょうはい shouhai | victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.) |
| 惨敗 | ざんぱい zanpai | ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten |
| 血液 | けつえき ketsueki | blood |
| 出血 | しゅっけつ shukketsu | bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage |
| 症状 | しょうじょう shoujou | symptoms; condition (of a patient) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sepsis”.
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