皮炎

píyán

noun #36,324

Meanings

1 dermatitis
2 skin inflammation

Characters

Examples

过敏性皮炎常伴有瘙痒。

Guòmǐnxìng píyán cháng bànyǒu sàoyǎng.

Allergic dermatitis is often accompanied by itching.

他的脸上起了一片皮炎。

Tā de liǎnshàng qǐ le yípiàn píyán.

A patch of dermatitis has broken out on his face.

Tips

memory

The 炎 suffix means inflammation — it appears in virtually every Chinese medical term for 'itis': 肝炎 hepatitis, 胃炎 gastritis, 关节炎 arthritis. Learn 炎 once and unlock a whole dictionary of diseases.

Stroke Order

皮 pí

炎 yán