坏疽

壞疽

huàijū

noun #26,375

Meanings

HSK 7-9

糖尿病患者如果不好好控制血糖，可能会出现坏疽。

Tángniàobìng huànzhě rúguǒ bù hǎohǎo kòngzhì xuètáng, kěnéng huì chūxiàn huàijū.

Diabetic patients who do not control their blood sugar well may develop gangrene.

HSK 7-9

他的脚趾因为坏疽不得不截肢。

Tā de jiǎozhǐ yīnwèi huàijū bùdébù jiézhī.

His toes had to be amputated due to gangrene.

usage

坏疽 is a medical term. 坏 (bad/decayed) + 疽 (a type of boil or tissue necrosis). It is used exclusively in medical contexts.

坏 huài

疽 jū