坏疽

壞疽

huàijū

noun #26,375

Meanings

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

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

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