瘕 (jiǎ) - A traditional Chinese medical term for abdominal masses & also refers to a type of illness or

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jiǎ ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

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瘕 · jiǎ

A traditional Chinese medical term for abdominal masses or lumps;

also refers to a type of illness or ailment in ancient texts.

A traditional Chinese medical term for abdominal massesalso refers to a type of illness or

Usage highlights

Abdominal massMass syndromeAbdominal lumpBlood massStone massQi mass

Synonyms

  • 症瘕— abdominal mass and concretion
  • 积聚— accumulation and gathering

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The patient was diagnosed with an abdominal mass (瘕病).
  • Ancient medical texts describe various types of masses (瘕症).
  • Traditional Chinese medicine has treatments for abdominal lumps (瘕块).

Collocations

  • Abdominal mass(瘕病)
  • Mass syndrome(瘕症)
  • Abdominal lump(瘕块)
  • Blood mass(血瘕)
  • Stone mass(石瘕)
  • Qi mass(气瘕)

Idioms

  • Abdominal mass and aggregation(瘕聚)
  • Blood mass and stone concretion(血瘕石瘕)
  • Qi stagnation forming masses(气滞成瘕)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Important concept in traditional Chinese medicine, referring to pathological abdominal masses.
  • Appears frequently in ancient medical texts like the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon.
  • Differentiated from other abdominal conditions by its movable, non-fixed nature.

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