膿
膿
pus, fester, discharge
17 strokes
On
ノウドウ
Kun
う.むうみ
Dictionary
Common Words
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pus
Examples
右耳からうみが出ます。
Pus is coming out of my right ear.
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うみ only
corruption; rot; evils
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suppuration; festering; purulence; pyosis; coming to a head; infection
Examples
傷が化膿しました。
Pus has formed in the wound.
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periodontitis; pyorrhea; pyorrhoea; pyorrhea alveolaris; inflammation of the gingiva (gums) resulting in bone loss
Examples
最近いった歯医者で「歯槽膿漏がありますね」と言われ悩んでいます。
I'm worried because the dentist I went to recently told me, "You've got periodontitis alright".
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Medicine
pyogenetic; pyogenic; suppurative; pustular; festering; purulent
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