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
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