浆膜 (jiāng mó) — serous membrane, serosa (a smooth, moist membrane lining body cavities)

Definition

noun
serous membraneserosa (a smooth, moist membrane lining body cavities)
Measure word · 层

Examples

  • 浆膜。
    Yī shēng jiǎn chá le bìng rén de jiāng mó.
    The doctor examined the patient's serous membrane.
  • 浆膜。
    jiāng mó Fā yán huì yǐn qǐ xiōng tòng.
    Inflammation of the serous membrane can cause chest pain.
  • 浆膜。
    Zhè zhǒng bìng huì yǐng xiǎng jiāng mó de jiàn kāng.
    This disease can affect the health of the serous membrane.

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.

浆jiāngserous fluid
膜mómembrane

浆 (serous fluid) describes 膜 (membrane), a moist lining membrane.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 漿; 浆 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
將
將jiāng漿jiāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 漿 uses 水 to show a liquid and 將 for the sound. The simplified 浆 is a later shorthand, so its shape is not the historical one.

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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ròu
Sound part声符shēngfú
莫
莫mò膜mó
Same sound today

膜 combines ⺼ (written in full as 肉) with 莫, which gives the character its sound.

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