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胃炎

wèiyán
noun #44,008

Meanings

  1. 1 gastritis
  2. 2 inflammation of the stomach

Examples

医生说我得了慢性胃炎。
Yīshēng shuō wǒ dé le mànxìng wèiyán.
The doctor said I have chronic gastritis.
胃炎患者应该少吃辛辣食物。
Wèiyán huànzhě yīnggāi shǎo chī xīnlà shíwù.
Gastritis patients should eat less spicy food.

Tips

memory
炎 (yán, inflammation) is literally 'two fires stacked' — picture inflamed tissue burning. This suffix builds many medical terms: 胃炎 gastritis, 肝炎 hepatitis, 肺炎 pneumonia, 关节炎 arthritis.

Stroke Order

胃 wèi
炎 yán