dá
瘩背
carbuncle on the back (TCM)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
carbuncle on the back
technicalA specific type of large, painful, clustered boil (carbuncle) located on the back, described in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Very specific and technical term.
Lǎo老
zhōng中
yī医
zhěn诊
duàn断
tā他
bèi背
shàng上
zhǎng长
le了
dá瘩
bèi背
，
xū需
yào要
nèi内
fú服
wài外
fū敷
。
The old TCM doctor diagnosed a carbuncle on his back, requiring both oral medicine and topical application.
Gǔ古
yī医
shū书
lǐ里
yǒu有
zhì治
liáo疗
dá瘩
bèi背
de的
fāng方
zi子
。
Ancient medical texts contain prescriptions for treating carbuncles on the back.