咽炎

yānyán

noun #48,115

Meanings

1 pharyngitis
2 inflammation of the throat

Characters

throat / pharynx

Examples

最近说话太多，得了咽炎。

Zuìjìn shuōhuà tài duō, déle yānyán.

I've been talking too much lately and got pharyngitis.

老师是咽炎的高发人群。

Lǎoshī shì yānyán de gāofā rénqún.

Teachers are a high-risk group for pharyngitis.

慢性咽炎很难根治。

Mànxìng yānyán hěn nán gēnzhì.

Chronic pharyngitis is hard to fully cure.

Tips

usage

The character 咽 has two readings: yān (throat, as in 咽炎) and yàn (to swallow, as in 咽下). For this medical term it's always yān.

Stroke Order

咽 yàn

炎 yán