癨 (huò) - Cholera — an acute infectious disease characterized by

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huò ｜ 21 strokes ｜ radical:

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癨 · huò

Cholera — an acute infectious disease characterized by severe diarrhea and dehydration.

Cholera — an acute infectious disease characterized by

Usage highlights

cholera diseasecholera epidemiccholera symptomscholera patientcholera outbreakcholera treatment

Synonyms

  • 霍乱— cholera (modern medical term)
  • 疫病— epidemic disease

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Cholera is a serious infectious disease (癨疫).
  • The patient was diagnosed with cholera (癨病).
  • Cholera outbreaks require immediate medical attention (癨症爆发).

Collocations

  • cholera disease(癨病)
  • cholera epidemic(癨疫)
  • cholera symptoms(癨症)
  • cholera patient(癨者)
  • cholera outbreak(癨病流行)
  • cholera treatment(癨疗)

Idioms

  • Cholera spreads rapidly(癨疫流行)
  • Treating cholera urgently(急治癨症)
  • Preventing cholera transmission(防癨传播)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically referred to severe gastrointestinal diseases in traditional Chinese medicine.
  • The character contains the 疒 (sickness) radical, indicating its medical nature.
  • Now largely replaced by modern medical terms like 霍乱 for cholera.

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