扁桃炎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
扁	桃	炎
へん Hyōgaiji	とう Grade: S	えん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From 扁桃 (hentō, “tonsil”) +‎ 炎 (-en, “-itis”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) へんと​ーえん [hèńtóꜜòèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [hẽ̞nto̞ːẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

扁(へん)桃(とう)炎(えん) • (hentōen) ^{←へんたうえん (fentauen)?}

1. (pathology) tonsillitis