病症 (bìng zhèng) — disease

Definition

病症 is a more clinical/formal term for 'disease' than 病, often used in medical writing. Compare 病情 (state of an illness) and 症状 (symptom) — the focus here is the disease itself.

noun
disease
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 病症
    Cháng jiàn de bìng zhèng yǒu gǎn mào hé liú gǎn.
    Common diseases include colds and the flu.
  • 病症
    Zhè zhǒng bìng zhèng zǎo qī fā xiàn róng yì zhì.
    This disease is easy to treat if detected early.
  • 病症
    Yù fáng bìng zhèng yào qín xǐ shǒu, duō tōng fēng.
    To prevent disease, wash your hands often and ventilate more.

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