全身性 (quán shēn xìng) — (noun) systemic nature; whole-body nature; (attributive) systemic; affecting the entire body
Definition
A formal, technical adjective/noun meaning 'systemic' — affects or describes the whole body, not one part. Used almost entirely in medical contexts (e.g. 全身性感染, 全身性疾病).
noun
systemic naturewhole-body nature(attributive) systemicaffecting the entire body
Examples
- 全身性。Yī shēng què zhěn zhè shì yì zhǒng quán shēn xìng jí bìng.The doctor diagnosed this as a systemic disease.
- 全身性。Zhè zhǒng bìng dú huì yǐn qǐ quán shēn xìng gǎn rǎn.This virus can cause a systemic infection.
- 全身性。Zhì liáo bì xū kǎo lǜ huàn zhě de quán shēn xìng zhèng zhuàng.Treatment must take the patient's systemic symptoms into account.
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