癥 (zhēng) - Abdominal mass & symptom

癥Tone 1

zhēng ｜ 20 strokes ｜ radical:

丈志

癥 · zhēng

Abdominal mass;

symptom;

sign (of disease);

used in medical contexts to refer to symptoms or pathological signs.

Abdominal masssymptomsign (of disease)

Usage highlights

SymptomDisease symptomSymptom complexClinical signPathological signSymptomatic treatment

Synonyms

  • 症— symptom; disease (modern simplified equivalent)
  • 病状— symptom; manifestation of illness
  • 病征— pathological sign

Antonyms

  • 健康— health (opposite of pathological state)
  • 痊愈— recovery; cure

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The doctor identified the symptom (癥状).
  • This is a key symptom of the disease (病癥).
  • He showed signs of improvement (好转的癥象).
  • Medical diagnosis focuses on symptoms and signs (癥候诊断).

Collocations

  • Symptom(癥状)
  • Disease symptom(病癥)
  • Symptom complex(癥候群)
  • Clinical sign(癥象)
  • Pathological sign(病理癥)
  • Symptomatic treatment(癥状治疗)

Idioms

  • To treat based on symptoms(对症下药)
  • The symptoms are complex(癥结复杂)
  • Revealing the crucial symptom(显露癥结)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used in traditional Chinese medicine to describe abdominal masses or key pathological signs.
  • In modern usage, often simplified to 症 in mainland China, but 癥 retains its classical medical connotation.
  • Represents the concept of identifying the root cause through external manifestations in diagnostic practice.

FAQ