Definition

Noun: - Disease; illness; sickness: A specific, often named, medical condition or ailment affecting the body or mind. It implies a recognized set of symptoms or a diagnosed disorder.

Usage

This noun is used to refer to a specific medical condition. It is more formal and clinical than some synonyms, often used in medical or serious contexts to name an ailment. - It is typically modified by the name of the disease (e.g., chứng bịnh tim - heart disease) or a descriptive adjective. - It functions as a subject or object in a sentence.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bác sĩ đã chẩn đoán anh ấy mắc một chứng bịnh hiếm gặp. (The doctor diagnosed him with a rare disease.)
  • Ông cụ đang phải chịu đựng nhiều chứng bịnh của tuổi già. (The old man is suffering from many illnesses of old age.)
  • Phòng ngừa là cách tốt nhất để đối phó với chứng bịnh này. (Prevention is the best way to deal with this sickness.)

Advanced Usage

• "chứng bịnh nan y": incurable/terminal disease.
  • Y học hiện đại vẫn chưa tìm ra cách chữa cho nhiều chứng bịnh nan y. (Modern medicine still hasn't found a cure for many incurable diseases.)
• "chứng bịnh tâm thần" / "chứng bịnh tâm lý": mental/psychological illness.
  • Xã hội cần có cái nhìn cảm thông hơn với những người mắc chứng bịnh tâm thần. (Society needs to have a more empathetic view of those with mental illness.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bệnh (noun): This is the more common, general word for "disease/illness/sickness." is a variant that can sound slightly more formal or old-fashioned.
• Chứng (noun): Can mean "symptom" or "syndrome." When combined with a disease name, it forms terms like (headache symptom/syndrome).
• Tật (noun): Often implies a chronic ailment, defect, or bad habit (e.g., - bad habit, - eye defect).

Synonyms

• Bệnh tật (noun): Sickness, ailments (a general term for illnesses).
• Căn bệnh (noun): Disease, illness (emphasizes the root or nature of the sickness).
• Ốm đau (noun, verb): Sickness, falling ill (often refers to the state of being unwell).

Related Phrases

• Mắc chứng bịnh: to contract/suffer from a disease.
  • Ông ấy mắc chứng bịnh tiểu đường đã hơn mười năm. (He has suffered from diabetes for over ten years.)
• Chữa trị chứng bịnh: to treat a disease.
  • Mục tiêu là chữa trị chứng bịnh tận gốc. (The goal is to treat the disease at its root.)

noun

1. Disease; illness; sickness