胸膜 (xiōng mó) — pleura (membrane lining the chest cavity) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pleura (membrane lining the chest cavity)

Measure word · 层

Examples

胸膜，。
Yī shēng jiǎn chá le bìng rén de xiōng mó, fā xiàn yǒu xiē yán zhèng.
The doctor examined the patient's pleura and found some inflammation.
胸膜。
xiōng mó Yán shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de hū xī xì tǒng jí bìng.
Pleurisy is a common respiratory system disease.
胸膜，。
Xiōng qiāng nèi yǒu liǎng céng xiōng mó, tā men zhī jiān yǒu yī céng báo báo de yè tǐ.
There are two layers of pleura inside the chest cavity, with a thin layer of fluid between them.

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.

膜mómembrane

胸 indicates the chest and 膜 means membrane, denoting the pleura.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròumeat

Sound part声符shēngfú

匈

匈xiōng胸xiōng

Same sound today

胸 adds 肉 (meat/flesh) to the original form 匈, which provides the sound.

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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