甲亢 (jiǎ kàng) — hyperthyroidism

Definition

Common medical abbreviation for hyperthyroidism (full form 甲状腺功能亢进). It is a literal shortening, not a different condition — the two are interchangeable in clinical talk.

noun
hyperthyroidism

Examples

  • 甲亢。
    Tā zuì jìn bèi zhěn duàn chū jiǎ kàng.
    He was recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism.
  • 甲亢。
    jiǎ kàng De huàn zhě cháng cháng gǎn dào xīn tiào hěn kuài.
    Patients with hyperthyroidism often feel their heart beat very fast.
  • 甲亢。
    Yī shēng jiàn yì tā chī yào kòng zhì jiǎ kàng.
    The doctor recommended she take medicine to control hyperthyroidism.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

甲 is drawn as a hard protective shell, carapace, or scales of an animal, or as armor made of connected plates.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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