脑病

腦病
nǎobìng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 encephalopathy
  2. 2 brain disease

Examples

HSK 7-9
Gān gōngnéng shuāijié kěnéng yǐnqǐ gān xìng nǎobìng.
Liver failure can cause hepatic encephalopathy.
HSK 7-9
Quēyǎng xìng nǎobìng duì xīnshēng'ér wēixié hěn dà.
Hypoxic encephalopathy is a major threat to newborns.

Tips

usage
脑病 is an umbrella term - the cause gets prefixed: 肝性 (hepatic), 缺氧性 (hypoxic), 高血压 (hypertensive), 代谢性 (metabolic). Distinct from 脑炎 (nǎoyán, encephalitis - specifically inflammation) and 脑梗 (stroke).

Stroke Order

nǎo
bìng