gān
疳
infantile malnutrition; gan syndrome
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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gan (infantile malnutrition); a TCM syndrome in children marked by sallow complexion, emaciation, and abdominal distension
technicalTraditional Chinese medical terminology referring to chronic pediatric malnutrition, often due to improper feeding or parasitic infection. Characterized by the 'four extremities being thin while the belly is large'.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
huàn患
le了
gān疳
jī积
，
xū需
yào要
tiáo调
lǐ理
pí脾
wèi胃
。
This child suffers from infantile malnutrition and needs treatment to regulate the spleen and stomach.
Xiǎo小
ér儿
gān疳
jī积
duō多
yóu由
yǐn饮
shí食
méi没
yǒu有
jié节
zhì制
yǐn引
qǐ起
。
Pediatric gan syndrome is mostly caused by a lack of dietary restraint.
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Zhōng中
yī医
zhì治
liáo疗
gān疳
jī积
yǒu有
dú独
tè特
de的
liáo疗
xiào效
。
Traditional Chinese medicine has unique curative effects in treating infantile malnutrition.