肺水肿 (fèi shuǐ zhǒng) — pulmonary edema | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pulmonary edema

Examples

肺水肿，。
Yī shēng zhěn duàn tā dé le fèi shuǐ zhǒng, xū yào lì jí zhù yuàn zhì liáo.
The doctor diagnosed him with pulmonary edema, requiring immediate hospitalization.
肺水肿，。
Gāo yuán fǎn yìng kě néng huì dǎo zhì fèi shuǐ zhǒng, zhè shì yì zhǒng hěn wēi xiǎn de bìng fā zhèng.
Altitude sickness can lead to pulmonary edema, which is a very dangerous complication.
肺水肿。
Cháng qī xī yān hé xīn zàng jí bìng dōu róng yì yǐn qǐ fèi shuǐ zhǒng.
Long-term smoking and heart disease can easily cause pulmonary edema.

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.

水肿edema

水shuǐwater肿zhǒngswelling

偏正Modifier + head

肺 means lung, 水 means water, and 肿 means swelling, describing lung swelling from fluid.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròumeat; flesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

巿

巿fú肺fèi

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

肺 combines ⺼, a form of 肉 meaning flesh, with 巿 for the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

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 腫; 肿 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròumeat, flesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

重

重zhòng腫zhǒng

Same sound today

The traditional form 腫 combines 肉 (flesh) with 重 as a sound part; the simplified 肿 is a later shorthand.

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