juézhèng

绝症

Word · NounTraditional絕症

incurable disease; terminal illness

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

incurable disease; terminal illness

Used specifically for medical conditions with no known cure and a fatal prognosis, such as certain advanced cancers. It conveys a sense of finality and gravity.

Tā他
bèi被
zhěn诊
duàn断
chū出
huàn患
yǒu有
jué绝
zhèng症
 。

He was diagnosed with an incurable disease.

Miàn面
duì对
shēn身
huàn患
jué绝
zhèng症
de的
shì事
shí实
xū需
yào要
jù巨
dà大
de的
yǒng勇
qì气
 。

Facing the reality of having a terminal illness requires great courage.

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Xiàn现
dài代
yī医
xué学
réng仍
zài在
nǔ努
lì力
gōng攻
kè克
yī一
xiē些
céng曾
jīng经
de的
jué绝
zhèng症
 。

Modern medicine is still striving to conquer some diseases that were once considered incurable.