medical sign; physical sign
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medical sign; physical sign; objective evidence of disease detected by physician
technicalRefers to objective abnormalities (objective signs) detected by physicians during physical examination, such as murmurs, tenderness, or rashes. Distinct from subjective symptoms (症状) reported by the patient, though both are used in diagnosis.
Yī医
shēng生
tōng通
guò过
tīng听
zhěn诊
fā发
xiàn现
le了
huàn患
zhě者
xīn心
zàng脏
de的
zá杂
yīn音
zhè这
yī一
tǐ体
zhēng征
。
The doctor discovered the heart murmur as a physical sign through auscultation.
Lán阑
wěi尾
yán炎
huàn患
zhě者
de的
diǎn典
xíng型
tǐ体
zhēng征
shì是
yòu右
xià下
fù腹
bù部
de的
yā压
tòng痛
hé和
fǎn反
tiào跳
tòng痛
。
The typical physical signs of appendicitis patients are tenderness and rebound tenderness in the right lower abdomen.
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Gāo高
shāo烧
shì是
zhèng症
zhuàng状
，
ér而
pí皮
zhěn疹
zé则
shì是
kè客
guān观
kě可
jiàn见
de的
tǐ体
zhēng征
。
High fever is a symptom, whereas rash is an objective and visible physical sign.