誤嚥

ごえん

Also written 誤えん

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive breathing in (of a foreign body, food, etc.); pulmonary aspiration; mis-swallowing; swallowing down the wrong pipe

Kanji

• 誤 mistake. Read as ゴ.
• 嚥 swallow. Read as エン.

Common phrases

• 誤嚥を防ぐ

Words containing 誤嚥

• 誤嚥性肺炎 (ごえんせいはいえん) aspiration pneumonia

Word lists

• Medicine

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