炎症

• 拼音: yán zhèng
• 汉字拆解: 炎 = 火 + 火 (double fire — heat and burning sensation associated with inflammation); 症 = 疒 (sickness radical) + 正 (straight/correct — the characteristic identifying sign of a disease)

含义

Inflammation. A biological response of body tissue to harmful stimuli, characterised by redness, swelling, heat, pain, and impaired function. The standard medical term for inflammation.

Used in medical, scientific, and health contexts: 慢性炎症 (chronic inflammation), 急性炎症 (acute inflammation), 消炎 (to reduce inflammation; anti-inflammatory), 抗炎药 (anti-inflammatory drug), 炎症反应 (inflammatory response). The character 炎 relates to blazing heat, reflecting the heat and redness historically associated with inflammatory conditions.

例句

1. 长期压力和不规律的作息习惯会导致体内持续存在低度炎症反应，这被认为是多种慢性疾病的重要潜在诱因。
2. 医生在诊断后确认患者的膝关节炎症较为严重，建议先采用保守治疗方案，同时评估是否有手术干预的必要。
3. 新研究发现，某些天然植物提取物具有较强的抗炎活性，有望为炎症相关疾病的治疗提供更多的药物选择。

用法指南

语境: medicine, health, science, nutrition

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 大量研究证据表明，以蔬菜、水果和全谷物为主的饮食结构有助于降低体内炎症指标，对心血管健康具有长期保护作用。(A large body of research evidence indicates that a diet centred on vegetables, fruits, and wholegrains helps lower inflammatory markers in the body and provides long-term protective benefits for cardiovascular health.)
• 运动后出现的肌肉酸痛往往是轻微的炎症反应所致，属于正常的运动适应过程，一般在充分休息后会自行消退。(The muscle soreness that occurs after exercise is typically caused by a mild inflammatory response; it is part of the normal physical adaptation process and will usually resolve on its own after adequate rest.)

错误说法

• 他发炎了 — while 发炎 is correct colloquially, at HSK 7-9 level the precise clinical term is 出现炎症 or specify the affected area, e.g. 膝关节出现炎症; in formal medical contexts always pair 炎症 with an anatomical location

起源与历史

炎 (blazing/burning — two fires) + 症 (symptom/condition — 疒 sickness radical + 正 correct, indicating the defining feature of a disease) — the burning sensation of an inflammatory condition

文化背景

时代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal