yán

flame

inflammation; -itis

fire (火) + fire (火) = blazing flame, inflammation

Fire stacked on top of fire gives the sense of blazing, intensified heat. The same image extends naturally to inflammation in the body, where tissue burns with swelling and pain.

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他喉咙发,说话很痛。

tā hóu lóng fā yán,shuō huà hěn tòng。

His throat is inflamed, and it hurts to speak.

她得了肺,需要住院治疗。

tā dé le fèi yán,xū yào zhù yuàn zhì liáo。

She got pneumonia and needs to stay in the hospital for treatment.

Words with 炎

阑尾炎

lán wěi yán

appendicitis (medicine)

关节炎

guān jié yán

arthritis

阴道炎

yīn dào yán

vaginal infection

陈庆炎

chén qìng yán

Tony Tan (1940-), president of Singapore 2011-2017

阳炎

yáng yán

dazzling sunlight

顾炎武

gù yán wǔ

Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄|日知录

风湿性关节炎

fēng shī xìng guān jié yán

rheumatoid arthritis

风湿关节炎

fēng shī guān jié yán

rheumatoid arthritis

骨关节炎

gǔ guān jié yán

osteoarthritis

霉浆菌肺炎

méi jiāng jūn fèi yán

mycoplasma pneumonia

鼻炎

bí yán

rhinitis

鼻窦炎

bí dòu yán

sinusitis

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