jiǎ

瘕

Character · Noun

abdominal mass; tumor

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

abdominal mass; a disease characterized by lumps or tumors in the abdomen

literary

A traditional Chinese medicine term referring to a pathological mass in the abdomen. It is an archaic or literary term and rarely used in modern colloquial speech.

Gǔ古
yī医
shū书
zhōng中
yǒu有
guān关
yú于
jiǎ瘕
bìng病
de的
jì记
zǎi载
 。

There are records of abdominal mass diseases in ancient medical texts.

Qì气
zhì滞
xuè血
yū瘀
kě可
néng能
dǎo导
zhì致
jiǎ瘕
jù聚
 。

Qi stagnation and blood stasis may lead to the formation of abdominal masses.