症候 (zhèng hòu) — symptom; disease
Definition
Formal medical term: 'symptom' (a sign of illness) or, more broadly, 'disease/condition'. Most common in clinical and academic writing; everyday speech prefers 症状 or 病.
noun
symptomdisease
Examples
- 症候。Bìng rén chū xiàn le duō zhǒng zhèng hòu.The patient showed multiple symptoms.
- 症候。Zhè zhǒng zhèng hòu xū yào jìn yí bù jiǎn chá.This symptom requires further examination.
- 症候。Yī shēng gēn jù zhèng hòu lái pàn duàn bìng yīn.The doctor determines the cause of the disease based on the symptoms.
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