Definitions

scrofulous swellings or lumps

Etymology phono-semantic

sickness

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疬 (traditional: 癧) is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic radical 疒 indicates a disease or medical condition, while the phonetic component 历 (traditional: 歷) provides the pronunciation. The character specifically refers to scrofula, or tubercular swellings of the lymph nodes, classifying it as an ailment within the medical lexicon.