Chinese word

霍乱

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuò luàn

Meaning

  • nouncholera

Example

他得了霍乱，现在住院。tā dé le huò luàn xiàn zài zhù yuàn

He has cholera and is now in the hospital.

Illustration for 霍乱 (cholera)

More examples

大多数霍乱患者经过治疗可以康复。dà duō shù huò luàn huàn zhě jīng guò zhì liáo ké yǐ kāng fù

Most people with cholera can recover after treatment.

Core concept

A fast-moving gut infection linked to contaminated food or drink, with dangerous fluid loss at its center.

Common phrases

  • 霍乱流行huò luàn liú xíng

    cholera epidemic

  • 霍乱传播huò luàn chuán bō

    spread of cholera

  • 控制霍乱kòng zhì huò luàn

    control cholera

Similar words

腹泻fù xiè: A condition involving frequent or unusually large amounts of loose, watery stool.
脱水tuō shuǐ: A condition caused by losing body water and salt, which may bring dizziness and fatigue.
肠炎cháng yán: A disease in which inflammation of the intestinal lining causes pain and diarrhea.
细菌xì jūn: A tiny single-celled organism, with some types able to cause infection.

Definition in Chinese

通过摄入被霍乱弧菌污染的水或食物传播的急性肠道传染病，主要表现为剧烈水样腹泻和快速脱水，需要补液治疗。tōng guò shè rù bèi huò luàn hú jūn wū rǎn de shuǐ huò shí wù chuán bō de jí xìng cháng dào chuán rǎn bìng zhǔ yào biǎo xiàn wèi jù liè shuǐ yàng fù xiè hé kuài sù tuō shuǐ xū yào bǔ yè zhì liáo

Word origin

In classical Chinese medicine, 霍乱 (huòluàn, "sudden disorder") referred to an abrupt illness with severe digestive symptoms, and the term later became the standard Chinese name for cholera.

Usage tips

  • Recognizing this word helps with health notices and news reports, where it can refer to an outbreak even when no individual patient is being discussed.

Opposites

Related words

  • 霍乱弧菌huò luàn hú jūncholera vibrionoun
  • 霍乱疫苗huò luàn yì miáocholera vaccinenoun

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