abdominal mass; hard lump
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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a hard, palpable mass or lump in the abdominal cavity
technicalA term from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) referring to a hardened, often immovable lump in the abdomen, believed to be caused by stagnation of qi, blood, phlegm, or food. It is considered a pathological sign and may correspond to conditions such as tumors, cysts, or chronic inflammation in modern medicine.
Lǎo老
zhōng中
yī医
zhěn诊
duàn断
tā他
fù腹
bù部
yǒu有
pǐ痞
kuài块
。
The old doctor of traditional Chinese medicine diagnosed him with an abdominal mass.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
cǎo草
yào药
jù据
shuō说
yǒu有
xiāo消
chú除
pǐ痞
kuài块
de的
gōng功
xiào效
。
This herbal medicine is said to have the effect of dissolving abdominal lumps.
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
yī医
shū书
zhōng中
，
pǐ痞
kuài块
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
yī一
zhǒng种
xū需
yào要
cháng长
qī期
tiáo调
lǐ理
de的
bìng病
zhèng症
。
In ancient medical texts, abdominal masses were seen as a condition requiring long-term treatment.