脓肿

膿腫
nóngzhǒng
noun #34,889

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 abscess
  2. 2 pus-filled swelling

Examples

Yīshēng qiēkāi le nóngzhǒng pái nóng.
The doctor lanced the abscess to drain the pus.
Tā yáchǐ zhǎng le nóngzhǒng, téng de shuì bù zháo.
He has a tooth abscess, so painful he can't sleep.

Tips

memory
(nóng) = pus and (zhǒng) = swelling — literally 'pus-swelling'. Both characters carry the /⺼ flesh radical, marking them as body-related medical terms. If a swelling on the body has , it's a 脓肿.

Stroke Order

nóng
zhǒng