tuberculosis; pulmonary disease
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tuberculosis (TB); lung disease
Historically and colloquially used as a general term for tuberculosis. In modern medical contexts, '肺结核 (fèi jié hé)' is the precise term, while '肺病' can refer more broadly to other lung diseases.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
dé得
guò过
fèi肺
bìnɡ病
，
shēn身
tǐ体
yī一
zhí直
bǐ比
jiào较
xū虚
ruò弱
。
He had tuberculosis when he was young and has been in poor health ever since.
Zài在
kànɡ抗
shēnɡ生
sù素
fā发
mínɡ明
zhī之
qián前
，
fèi肺
bìnɡ病
shì是
bú不
zhì治
zhī之
zhènɡ症
。
Before the invention of antibiotics, tuberculosis was an incurable disease.
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Chánɡ长
qī期
xī吸
yān烟
rónɡ容
yì易
yǐn引
fā发
ɡè各
zhǒnɡ种
fèi肺
bìnɡ病
。
Long-term smoking can easily cause various lung diseases.
Yī医
shēnɡ生
zhěn诊
duàn断
tā他
de的
ké咳
sòu嗽
shì是
yóu由
màn慢
xìnɡ性
fèi肺
bìnɡ病
yǐn引
qǐ起
de的
。
The doctor diagnosed that his cough was caused by a chronic lung disease.