癰 (yōng) - Carbuncle — a severe skin infection involving a & a type of abscess larger than a boil.

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yōng ｜ 23 strokes ｜ radical:

樱咏

癰 · yōng

Carbuncle — a severe skin infection involving a group of hair follicles, creating a connected area of infection with pus;

a type of abscess larger than a boil.

Carbuncle — a severe skin infection involving aa type of abscess larger than a boil.

Usage highlights

carbuncle toxinlung carbuncleintestinal carbunclecarbuncle swellingtreat carbunclecarbuncle and furuncle

Synonyms

  • 癰腫— carbuncle swelling
  • 疽— deep-rooted ulcer

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The patient was diagnosed with a carbuncle (癰) on his neck.
  • Traditional Chinese medicine treats carbuncles with herbal remedies (中藥治療癰).
  • Surgical drainage may be necessary for a severe carbuncle (嚴重癰腫需要引流).
  • The carbuncle was causing significant pain and fever (癰引起劇痛和發燒).

Collocations

  • carbuncle toxin(癰毒)
  • lung carbuncle(肺癰)
  • intestinal carbuncle(腸癰)
  • carbuncle swelling(癰腫)
  • treat carbuncle(治癰)
  • carbuncle and furuncle(癰疽)

Idioms

  • To cut out the carbuncle and scrape the poison(割癰刮毒)
  • Carbuncle on the back is harder to treat(背癰難治)
  • A carbuncle in the intestine refers to appendicitis(腸癰指闌尾炎)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, 癰 is classified as a Yang syndrome, characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain.
  • Historical medical texts like 'Huangdi Neijing' discuss the differentiation and treatment of various carbuncles.
  • The character appears in many classical medical texts describing surgical and herbal treatments for severe skin infections.

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