疱疹 (pào zhěn) — blister (small fluid-filled bump on the skin); herpes (viral infection causing blisters)
Definition
Medical term covering two related conditions: a small fluid-filled skin blister, and herpes, the viral infection that causes such blisters (e.g. 带状疱疹 'shingles').
noun
blister (small fluid-filled bump on the skin)herpes (viral infection causing blisters)
Examples
- 疱疹，。Tā dé le dài zhuàng pào zhěn, fēi cháng tòng kǔ.He got shingles (herpes zoster) and is in great pain.
- 疱疹。Zhè zhǒng pào zhěn shì yóu bìng dú gǎn rǎn yǐn qǐ de.This type of blister is caused by a viral infection.
- 疱疹。Yī shēng kāi le yào gāo lái zhì liáo tā de pào zhěn.The doctor prescribed an ointment to treat his herpes.
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