病症 (bìng zhèng) — disease
Definition
病症 is a more clinical/formal term for 'disease' than 病, often used in medical writing. Compare 病情 (state of an illness) and 症状 (symptom) — the focus here is the disease itself.
noun
disease
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 病症。Cháng jiàn de bìng zhèng yǒu gǎn mào hé liú gǎn.Common diseases include colds and the flu.
- 病症。Zhè zhǒng bìng zhèng zǎo qī fā xiàn róng yì zhì.This disease is easy to treat if detected early.
- 病症、。Yù fáng bìng zhèng yào qín xǐ shǒu, duō tōng fēng.To prevent disease, wash your hands often and ventilate more.
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