胃炎

wèiyán

noun #44,008

Meanings

1 gastritis
2 inflammation of the stomach

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Examples

HSK 7-9

医生说我得了慢性胃炎。

Yīshēng shuō wǒ dé le mànxìng wèiyán.

The doctor said I have chronic gastritis.

HSK 7-9

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 (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