loen loét
Definition
- Adjective:
- Ulcerated; covered in ulcers: Describes a surface, typically skin or tissue, that is severely affected by multiple or widespread ulcers, presenting as open, often suppurating sores.
- Festering; severely sore: Indicates a state of being extensively broken down into painful, infected lesions.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Vết thương không được chăm sóc đã trở nên loen loét. (The wound that was not cared for has become ulcerated.)
- Chân chú chó bị loen loét vì bệnh ngoài da. (The dog's leg was covered in ulcers due to a skin disease.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is often used in medical or descriptive contexts to emphasize a severe, aggravated, and visually distressing condition of ulceration. It can be applied metaphorically in literature to describe something that is deeply corrupted or decaying.
Variants and Related Words
- Loét (v/n): to ulcerate; an ulcer.
- Áp lực liên tục có thể gây loét da. (Constant pressure can cause skin ulcers.)
Synonyms
- Ulcerated: Affected with ulcers.
- Festering: Becoming septic; forming pus.
- Suppurating: Producing or discharging pus.
Related Idioms
- While "loen loét" itself is not commonly found in idioms, it intensifies the core concept in the related phrase:
- Loét lở: (lit. ulcerated and broken) describes a similarly severe, messy condition of sores or, figuratively, of a troubled situation.
- Khu ổ chuột đó nghèo khổ và loét lở. (That slum is impoverished and festering.)