热病 (rè bìng) — (in traditional Chinese medicine) febrile disease; fever caused by external pathogens
Definition
A TCM term for an illness marked by fever, traditionally attributed to external 'heat' pathogens. It covers a category of febrile disorders, not a single Western diagnosis.
noun
(in traditional Chinese medicine) febrile diseasefever caused by external pathogens
Examples
- 热病。Zhōng yī rèn wéi rè bìng duō yóu wài gǎn fēng rè yǐn qǐ.Chinese medicine believes that febrile diseases are mostly caused by external wind-heat.
- 热病，。Tā dé le rè bìng, xū yào chī qīng rè de zhōng yào.He contracted a febrile disease and needs to take heat-clearing Chinese herbal medicine.
- 热病、。rè bìng De zhèng zhuàng bāo kuò gāo shāo, kǒu kě hé tóu tòng.The symptoms of febrile disease include high fever, thirst, and headache.
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