(べんまくしょう)

べんまくしょう
noun
valvular heart disease
medicalhealth
1. valvular heart disease; heart valve disease
Any disorder of the heart's valves in which they fail to open or close properly. Most often the full phrase is 心臓弁膜症(しんぞうべんまくしょう), but 弁膜症(べんまくしょう) alone is common.
(ちち)弁膜症(べんまくしょう)診断(しんだん)された
My father was diagnosed with valvular heart disease.
弁膜症(べんまくしょう)加齢(かれい)とともに()える
Valvular heart disease increases with age.
Severe valvular heart disease can require surgery.

Compound of 弁膜(べんまく) (membrane valve) + (しょう) (disease, ailment). The (しょう) suffix is widely used to form names of medical conditions.

Common collocations

  • 心臓(しんぞう)弁膜症(べんまくしょう): heart valve disease (full medical term)
  • 弁膜症(べんまくしょう)手術(しゅじゅつ): valve surgery
  • 僧帽弁(そうぼうべん)閉鎖不全症(へいさふぜんしょう): mitral regurgitation (a specific form)

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