嚢胞性線維症
nōhōseisen'ishō
Cystic fibrosis in Japanese is 嚢胞性線維症 (nōhōseisen'ishō).
嚢胞性線維症 is the noun used to describe the medical condition cystic fibrosis.
Meaning: medical condition (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term contains the part 嚢胞性 (nōhōsei), which literally means 'cystic' or 'relating to a cyst'.
How do you pronounce it?
nōhōseisen'ishō
Did you know?
- The term 線維 (sen'i) for 'fiber' is the same word used in Japanese to describe 'dietary fiber' in food labels.
- The word 嚢 (nō) in 嚢胞性線維症 is a rare kanji that is almost never used in daily conversation outside of medical or technical contexts.
- The kanji for 'fibrosis', 線維症, contains the character 線 which also means 'line', reflecting the thread-like structure of fibers.
Examples in context
- 彼は嚢胞性線維症と診断されました。Kare wa nouseisei sen'ishō to shindan saremashita.He was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
- 嚢胞性線維症の研究が進んでいます。Nouseisei sen'ishō no kenkyū ga susunde imasu.Research on cystic fibrosis is progressing.
- 嚢胞性線維症の治療法を探しています。Nouseisei sen'ishō no chiryōhō o sagashite imasu.We are looking for a treatment for cystic fibrosis.
Example conversation
Two people are discussing a medical article in a library.
- 大翔 Hirotoこの本は嚢胞性線維症について書いてあります。kono hon wa nouhousei sen'ishou ni tsuite kaite arimasuThis book is about cystic fibrosis.
- 陽葵 Himariそれはどのような病気なのですか？sore wa dono you na byouki na no desu kaWhat kind of disease is that?
- 大翔 Hiroto肺や消化管に影響が出る病気です。hai ya shoukakan ni eikyou ga deru byouki desuIt is a disease that affects the lungs and digestive tract.
- 陽葵 Himari詳しく読んでみたいです。kuwashiku yonde mitai desuI would like to read more about it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cystic fibrosis” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
