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The character "症", meaning symptom or disease, evolved from its traditional form "癥", which is composed of the disease radical "疒" and the phonetic-signific component "徵", originally denoting a specific abdominal mass or lump in classical medical contexts. Over centuries, its meaning expanded from that particular diagnosis to cover a wider range of medical symptoms and conditions. The simplified form "症" substitutes the complex "徵" with "正", which functions primarily as a phonetic indicator while maintaining the illness-related radical, and this form has consolidated the character's generalized medical usage.
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他有感冒的症状。
这种病症需要治疗。
癌症是一种严重的疾病。
抑郁症影响很多人。
医生正在研究这种症候群。
早期发现症状有助于治疗。
这种罕见病症的病因尚未明确。
针对这种并发症，需要综合治疗方案。