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症 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.
disease; illness
abdominal tumor; bowel obstruction; (fig.) sticking point
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inflammation
symptom
cancer
complications
disease
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness
clinical depression
correct diagnosis
incurable disease
acute
hard lump in the abdomen
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Source: Tatoeba #346838 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.