瘿 (yǐng) - goiter — a swelling in the neck resulting & also refers to galls or abnormal growths on

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瘿 · yǐng

goiter — a swelling in the neck resulting from an enlarged thyroid gland;

also refers to galls or abnormal growths on plants.

goiter — a swelling in the neck resultingalso refers to galls or abnormal growths on

Usage highlights

thyroid goitergall formationgoiter diseaseplant gallgall waspgoiter surgery

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The patient had a large goiter (甲状腺瘿).
  • The oak tree had many galls (橡树瘿).
  • He suffered from iodine deficiency goiter (缺碘性瘿).
  • The plant pathologist studied the gall formation (植物瘿).

Collocations

  • thyroid goiter(甲状腺瘿)
  • gall formation(瘿瘤)
  • goiter disease(瘿病)
  • plant gall(植物瘿)
  • gall wasp(瘿蜂)
  • goiter surgery(瘿切除术)

Idioms

  • Goiter and tumor(瘿瘤疣赘)
  • Goiter disease(瘿疠之疾)
  • Gall and tumor(瘿肿)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically associated with iodine deficiency diseases in certain regions of China.
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, '瘿' refers to various types of neck swellings and growths.
  • The character appears in botanical contexts describing abnormal plant growths caused by insects or diseases.

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