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疬 (traditional form: 癧) is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component is the radical 疒, which signals disease or sickness. Inside it, the phonetic element 历 (歷 in traditional script) gives the character its pronunciation, without adding to the medical meaning. The character denotes scrofula, tubercular swellings of the lymph nodes, a precise medical term. Its structure thus classifies it as an ailment via the radical, while the phonetic distinguishes it from other disease-related characters.
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