痃
inguinal bubo; abdominal mass (TCM)
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
inguinal bubo; swollen lymph nodes in the groin (esp. from venereal disease)
technicalPrimarily used in the compound 横痃 (héngxuán). In traditional medical contexts, this term specifically refers to buboes in the inguinal region, often associated with lymphogranuloma venereum or other sexually transmitted infections.
Inguinal bubo is a typical symptom of certain sexually transmitted diseases.
Ancient medical texts recorded methods for treating inguinal buboes.
noun
hard mass or lump in the abdomen (Traditional Chinese Medicine)
technicalA TCM term referring to palpable masses, lumps, or knotting in the abdominal cavity, often attributed to stagnation of qi and blood or accumulation of pathological factors.
Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that abdominal masses are caused by stagnation of qi and blood.
This condition is called 'xuán pǐ' (abdominal mass and aggregation) in Traditional Chinese Medicine.