病源

bìngyuán
cause of disease

CEDICT

cause of a disease

Wiktionary

病發的原因。《舊唐書．卷一九一．方伎傳．許胤宗傳》：「今人不能別脈，莫識病源，以情臆度，多安藥味。」也作「病原」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 病 bìng
  1. illness
  2. disease
  3. to fall ill
  4. defect

classifier: 場
2 源 yuán
  1. root
  2. source
  3. origin

Related entries

病原 bìngyuán
  1. cause of disease
  2. pathogen
病因 bìngyīn
  1. cause of disease
  2. pathogen
無論通過行納粹禮還是將手放在胸前，我認為這種愛國主義的表現是一種病的症狀，而病因和治療方法有待進一步研究。

Whether by a Hitler salute or a hand on your heart, I consider the expression of patriotism to be the symptoms of a disease, whose cause and cure should be more closely studied.

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