耳炎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
耳	炎

Etymology

耳 (“ear”) +‎ 炎 (“-itis”)

Noun

耳炎 (hiragana じえん, romaji jien)

1. (pathology) otitis, inflammation of the ear, such as that resulting from ear infection, often causing earache

Derived terms

• 中耳炎 (ちゅうじえん, chūjien) (“otitis media, inflammation of the middle ear”)
• 内耳炎 (ないじえん, naijien) (“otitis interna, inflammation of the inner ear”)
• 外耳炎 (がいじえん, gaijien) (“otitis externa, inflammation of the outer ear”)