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Where does “moyamoya” come from?

moyamoya (English) comes from Japanese もやもや, from Japanese もや — 靄 mist.

moyamoya (English): A disease in which certain arteries in the brain...

Definitions

  1. A disease in which certain arteries in the brain...

Ancestry of “moyamoya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseもやもやhazily, foggily, mistily; gloomily, fuzzily; to...
2Japaneseもや靄 mist
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