fall downward; abdominal heaviness (medical)
Meanings
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to fall downward; to drop; to plunge
Describes physical objects descending under gravity. Can be used for natural phenomena, falling rocks, or malfunctioning elevators.
The meteorite plunged downward at extremely high speed.
The elevator cable suddenly snapped, and the car began plummeting rapidly.
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The yellow autumn leaves drifted slowly down from the trees.
verb
to feel abdominal heaviness or straining (as if needing to defecate)
technicalMedical term describing tenesmus or the bearing-down sensation. Commonly used in obstetrics (when the fetus descends before labor) and gastroenterology (dysentery, colitis). Often appears as 下坠感.
Before labor begins, pregnant women often feel a distinct heaviness in the abdomen as the fetus descends.
Dysentery patients often suffer from tenesmus and the uncomfortable straining sensation of abdominal heaviness.
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During colitis flare-ups, patients constantly complain of a bearing-down sensation in the anus.