皮膚炎(ひふえん)

ひふえん
noun
dermatitis; skin inflammation
1. dermatitis; inflammation of the skin
A medical term for inflammation of the skin, covering a range of conditions such as eczema, contact dermatitis, and atopic dermatitis. Used in medical contexts and health reporting.
手(て)に皮膚炎(ひふえん)ができた。
I developed dermatitis on my hands.
アトピー性(せい)皮膚炎(ひふえん)は子供(こども)に多(おお)い。
Atopic dermatitis is common in children.
医者(いしゃ)は接触(せっしょく)性(せい)皮膚炎(ひふえん)と診断(しんだん)して薬(くすり)を出(だ)してくれた。
The doctor diagnosed contact dermatitis and prescribed some medicine.

Composed of 皮膚(ひふ) (skin) and 炎(えん) (inflammation). The suffix 〜炎(えん) attaches to body parts to form the names of inflammatory conditions, as in 肺炎(はいえん) (pneumonia) and 胃炎(いえん) (gastritis).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 皮膚炎(ひふえん)になる: to develop dermatitis
  • 皮膚炎(ひふえん)を起(お)こす: to cause/trigger dermatitis
  • アトピー性(せい)皮膚炎(ひふえん): atopic dermatitis
  • 接触(せっしょく)性(せい)皮膚炎(ひふえん): contact dermatitis
  • 皮膚炎(ひふえん)の治療(ちりょう): treatment of dermatitis

RELATED TERMS:

  • 皮膚(ひふ): skin
  • 湿疹(しっしん): eczema, rash — often used interchangeably in everyday speech, but more specifically refers to the visible lesions
  • 炎症(えんしょう): inflammation — the general medical term
  • かぶれ(かぶれ): skin rash (from contact with an irritant) — a more colloquial term
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