胰腺炎 (yí xiàn yán) — pancreatitis

Definition

noun
pancreatitis

Examples

  • 胰腺炎，。
    Tā yīn wèi dé le yí xiàn yán, zhù yuàn le yí gè yuè.
    He was hospitalized for a month because he got pancreatitis.
  • 胰腺炎。
    Yī shēng shuō tā dé de shì jí xìng yí xiàn yán.
    The doctor said he has acute pancreatitis.
  • 胰腺炎。
    Yǐn jiǔ guò duō róng yì yǐn qǐ yí xiàn yán.
    Drinking too much alcohol can easily cause pancreatitis.

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.

胰腺pancreas gland
胰yípancreas腺xiàngland
偏正Modifier + head
炎yáninflammation

胰腺 names the pancreas gland, and 炎 names inflammation.

Characters in this word

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

炎 places two 火 (fire) shapes vertically, one above the other, to show fire doubled.

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