癰

痈
yōng
carbuncle

CEDICT

carbuncle; sore; ulcer; abscess

Wiktionary

一種皮膚和皮下組織的化膿性及壞死性炎症。多由金黃葡萄球菌引起，呈局部腫脹，中央有許多小孔，呈瘻管狀，非常疼痛。有發燒、寒顫等現象，嚴重時，甚至併發敗血症。

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Containing this entry

養癰貽患 yǎngyōngyíhuàn
  1. lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
  2. to cherish a viper in one's bosom
養癰遺患 yǎngyōngyíhuàn
  1. lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
  2. to cherish a viper in one's bosom
潰癰 kuìyōng
癰疽 yōngjū

Related entries

疔 dīng
  1. boil
  2. carbuncle