chì

瘛疭

Word · NounTraditional痓

spasm; convulsion

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Meanings

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noun

spasm; convulsion (Traditional Chinese Medicine)

technical

An archaic, specialized term from Traditional Chinese Medicine used to describe muscular spasms or convulsions, often seen in conditions like epilepsy or tetanus. It is almost never used in modern colloquial or general medical contexts. Often used interchangeably with 瘈疭 (chì zòng).

Gǔ古
yī医
shū书
jì记
zǎi载
 ，
cǐ此
zhèng症
jiàn见
jiǎo角
gōng弓
fǎn反
zhāng张
 ，
shì是
wéi为
chì痓
 。

Ancient medical texts record that this condition, presenting with opisthotonos, is called '痓'.

Xiǎo小
ér儿
jí急
jīng惊
fēng风
 ，
zhèng症
jiàn见
shǒu手
zú足
chì痓
luán挛
 。

Acute infantile convulsion, presenting with spasms of the hands and feet.

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 “
chì痓
 ”
yǔ与
 “
chì瘈
zòng疭
 ”
cháng常
hù互
yòng用
 ，
jiē皆
zhǐ指
chōu抽
chù搐
zhī之
zhèng症
 。

'痓' and '瘈疭' are often used interchangeably, both referring to convulsive disorders.