肺气肿

肺氣腫

fèiqìzhǒng

noun #31,685

Meanings

1 emphysema
2 pulmonary emphysema

Characters

Examples

长期吸烟容易引发肺气肿。

Chángqī xīyān róngyì yǐnfā fèiqìzhǒng.

Long-term smoking easily causes emphysema.

肺气肿患者呼吸困难。

Fèiqìzhǒng huànzhě hūxī kùnnán.

Emphysema patients have difficulty breathing.

Tips

memory

肺 (lung) + 气 (air/gas) + 肿 (swollen) — 'lungs air-swollen' is exactly right: in emphysema the alveolar walls break down and the lungs become permanently over-inflated with trapped air.

Stroke Order

肺 fèi

气 qì

肿 zhǒng