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Kanji Detail for 癆 - "haggard, tuberculosis"
癆
- Meaning
癆 means "haggard, tuberculosis."
Haggard - Wasted; weakened.
Tuberculosis - A lung disease (used in compound 癆痎).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
rash; pain; debilitation
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
consumption; tuberculosis
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
tuberculosis
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
tuberculosis
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
An infectious disease of organ tuberculosis. Usually lung tuberculosis. Characterized by coughing and spitting blood. Also called 肺癆 (lung consumption). The sputum of patients often contains a type of bacteria. When the sputum dries, the bacteria scatter. When inhaled by people, tuberculosis and ulceration develop in the lungs. Young people with soft and tender lung tissue are most easily infected. Ulceration is also fastest. Also, intestinal tuberculosis is called 腸癆 (intestinal consumption). Afternoon tidal fever. Abdominal pain and diarrhea. Appetite decreases. Muscles become thin and wasted.
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