坏疽

壞疽

huàijū

noun #26,375

Meanings

糖尿病患者如果不好好控制血糖，可能会出现坏疽。

Tángniàobìng huànzhě rúguǒ bùhǎo hǎo kòngzhì xuètáng, kěnéng huì chūxiàn huàijū.

Diabetic patients who do not control their blood sugar well may develop gangrene.

他的脚趾因为坏疽不得不截肢。

Tā de jiǎozhǐ yīnwèi huàijū bùdébù jiézhī.

His toes had to be amputated due to gangrene.

usage

坏疽 is a medical term. 坏 (bad/decayed) + 疽 (a type of boil or tissue necrosis). It is used exclusively in medical contexts.

坏 huài

疽 jū