pulmonary tuberculosis; TB (TCM)
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pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption
technicalTraditional Chinese medical term for tuberculosis, specifically affecting the lungs. Historically common and often fatal before modern antibiotics. While less used in modern clinical contexts, it remains understood in traditional medicine and historical/literary references.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
fèi肺
láo痨
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
hěn很
nán难
zhì治
yù愈
de的
jí疾
bìng病
。
In ancient times, pulmonary tuberculosis was a very difficult disease to cure.
Tā他
yīn因
cháng长
qī期
ké咳
sòu嗽
xiāo消
shòu瘦
，
bèi被
zhěn诊
duàn断
wéi为
fèi肺
láo痨
。
He was diagnosed with consumption due to a persistent cough and weight loss.
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Zhè这
běn本
xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
de的
nǚ女
zhǔ主
jiǎo角
sǐ死
yú于
fèi肺
láo痨
。
The heroine in this novel died of tuberculosis.
Suí随
zhe着
xiàn现
dài代
yī医
xué学
fā发
zhǎn展
，
fèi肺
láo痨
yǐ已
bù不
zài再
shì是
bù不
zhì治
zhī之
zhèng症
。
With the development of modern medicine, tuberculosis is no longer an incurable disease.