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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

副鼻腔炎

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fukubikūen

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sinusitis/ˌsaɪ.nəˈzaɪ.tɪs/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"副鼻腔炎の治療には時間がかかることがあります。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    Inflammation of the mucous membranes that line the sinuses.

    "Chronic sinusitis can cause persistent facial pain and headaches."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'sinus', derived from Latin 'sinus' meaning a fold, curve, or hollow cavity, with the medical suffix '-itis', originating from Greek '-ītis' denoting inflammation. First appearing in modern medical nomenclature in the late 19th century, it specifically describes the pathological swelling of the mucous membranes lining the facial paranasal cavities.

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