Keyword
disease
- ailment
- illness
- Frequency
- #1203
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
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Mnemonic
疒 (sickness) gives the meaning and 正 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
症状
symptom (of an illness)
癌症
cancer
症
disease; illness
综合症
syndrome
并发症
complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure)
后遗症
(medicine) sequelae; residual effects; (fig.) repercussions; aftermath
病症
disease; illness
抑郁症
clinical depression
恐惧症
phobia
症候群
(Tw) syndrome
症结
hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine); crux of an issue; main point in an argument; sticking point; deadlock in negotiations
重症
acute (of medical condition); grave
炎症
inflammation
忧郁症
(psychology) depression
强迫症
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
绝症
incurable disease; terminal illness
自闭症
autism
精神分裂症
schizophrenia
对症
correct diagnosis; to prescribe the right cure for an illness; to suit the medicine to the illness
妄想症
delusional disorder; (fig.) paranoia
对症下药
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it; to take appropriate steps
败血症
septicaemia
多动症
(coll.) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
症
abdominal tumor; bowel obstruction; (fig.) sticking point