肺心病

fèixīnbìng

noun #97,353

Meanings

1 pulmonary heart disease
2 cor pulmonale

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Examples

HSK 7-9

长期吸烟容易引发肺心病。

Chángqī xīyān róngyì yǐnfā fèixīnbìng.

Long-term smoking can easily lead to pulmonary heart disease.

HSK 7-9

他患有严重的肺心病。

Tā huànyǒu yánzhòng de fèixīnbìng.

He suffers from severe pulmonary heart disease.

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肺心病 is a clean compression: 肺 (lungs) + 心 (heart) + 病 (disease) = a heart disease caused by lung problems. The full medical name is 肺源性心脏病, literally 'lung-origin heart disease'. 肺心病 is the everyday short form.

Stroke Order

肺 fèi

心 xīn

病 bìng