Traducción y Significado de: 骨折 - kossetsu

Explicación y Etimología - (骨折) kossetsu

The word 骨折 (kotsu setsu) is made up of two kanjis: 骨 (kotsu) which means "bone" and 折 (setsu) which means "break". Therefore, the literal meaning of 骨折 is "breaking the bone". This word is commonly used in the area of ​​medicine to refer to a bone fracture. It is important to highlight that in Japanese there are different words to refer to different types of fractures, depending on the location and severity of the lesion. The etymology of the word 骨折 dates back to the Heian period (794-1185), when Chinese medicine began to be introduced in Japan. The word 骨折 was created from the combination of the kanjis 骨 and 折, which were already used separately to refer to bone and break, respectively. Over the years, the word 骨折 has been consolidating itself as the standard term to refer to bone fractures in Japan, being widely used in both colloquial language and in the technical language of medicine.