肌肉萎缩

肌肉萎縮

jīròuwěisuō

noun

Meanings

1 muscular atrophy
2 muscle wasting

Characters

Examples

长期卧床会导致肌肉萎缩。

Chángqī wòchuáng huì dǎozhì jīròu wěisuō.

Long-term bed rest leads to muscle atrophy.

他患有渐冻症，肌肉萎缩严重。

Tā huàn yǒu jiàndòngzhèng, jīròu wěisuō yánzhòng.

He has ALS and suffers severe muscle wasting.

Tips

memory

萎 (wither, like a plant) + 缩 (shrink) perfectly captures the medical concept: muscles literally 'wither and shrink'. The same pair 萎缩 can describe atrophy of any tissue — 脑萎缩, 胃萎缩.

Stroke Order

肌 jī

肉 ròu

萎 wěi

缩 suō