病变 (bìng biàn) — pathological change, lesion (in medical context) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Medical term for a 'pathological change' — an abnormal structural or cellular change in tissue, such as a lesion or diseased tissue. Used in clinical and scientific contexts.

noun

pathological changelesion (in medical context)

Measure word · 个

Examples

X病变。
Yī shēng zài X guāng piàn shàng fā xiàn le fèi bù bìng biàn.
The doctor found a lung lesion on the X-ray.
病变。
Zhè zhǒng bìng dú huì dǎo zhì xì bāo bìng biàn.
This virus can cause cellular pathological changes.
病变。
Zǎo qī de bìng biàn tōng cháng méi yǒu míng xiǎn zhèng zhuàng.
Early-stage lesions usually have no obvious symptoms.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

病bìngdisease

A 变 change caused by or related to 病 disease.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

疒丙病

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèsickness

Sound part声符shēngfú

丙

丙bǐng病bìng

Same sound today

病 pairs 疒, a sickness mark, with 丙, which gives the sound; 丙 also means fire, giving a picture of lying feverishly in bed.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 變; 变 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攴攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

䜌

䜌䜌變biàn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 變 uses 䜌 as a sound part and 攴 as a meaning part.

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