sốt cơn

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Malaria; Ague: A specific type of fever characterized by recurring cycles or paroxysms of chills, high fever, and sweating. The term "cơn" (attack, bout, paroxysm) directly refers to these periodic episodes.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Anh ấy nhập viện vì bị sốt cơn. (He was hospitalized with malaria.)
    • Triệu chứng của sốt cơn bao gồm ớn lạnh, sốt cao và vã mồ hôi. (The symptoms of malaria include chills, high fever, and profuse sweating.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term "sốt cơn" is a direct and descriptive term for malaria, emphasizing its cyclical, paroxysmal nature. It is considered a synonym for the more common medical term "sốt rét".
Variants and Related Words
  • Sốt rét (n): The standard and more frequently used term for malaria.
  • Sốt rét ác tính (n): Malignant malaria (a severe form).
  • Cơn sốt (n): A fever attack or bout of fever (can refer to fever from various causes, not exclusively malaria).
Synonyms
  • Sốt rét: Malaria.
  • Bệnh sốt rét: The disease of malaria.
  • Ngã nước (archaic, regional): An old term for malaria.
Notes on Meaning
  • "Sốt cơn" is not typically used in modern everyday conversation. The primary and universally understood term is "sốt rét". "Sốt cơn" may be found in older texts or used in specific regional contexts to describe the characteristic paroxysmal fever of malaria.
  1. như sốt rét