痨 (láo) - Consumptive disease, tuberculosis, wasting disease & historically referring to chronic infectious diseases like tuberculosis.

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láo ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

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痨 · láo

Consumptive disease, tuberculosis, wasting disease;

historically referring to chronic infectious diseases like tuberculosis.

Consumptive disease, tuberculosis, wasting diseasehistorically referring to chronic infectious diseases like tuberculosis.

Usage highlights

Pulmonary tuberculosisConsumptive diseaseTuberculosis patientTreating tuberculosisTuberculosis bacillusChildhood tuberculosis

Synonyms

  • 结核— tuberculosis (modern medical term)
  • 肺病— lung disease (broader term)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He died of tuberculosis (肺痨).
  • In the past, tuberculosis was a deadly disease (痨病).
  • Traditional Chinese medicine has treatments for consumptive diseases (治痨).

Collocations

  • Pulmonary tuberculosis(肺痨)
  • Consumptive disease(痨病)
  • Tuberculosis patient(痨病患者)
  • Treating tuberculosis(治痨)
  • Tuberculosis bacillus(痨菌)
  • Childhood tuberculosis(童子痨)

Idioms

  • No specific common idioms featuring 痨 were found

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically, 痨 referred to various chronic wasting diseases, most notably tuberculosis.
  • Before modern medicine, tuberculosis was often fatal and greatly feared in Chinese society.
  • The character appears in traditional medical texts describing consumptive conditions.

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