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The character 瘕 uses the sickness radical 疒, which wraps around the top and left to indicate a medical meaning, and the phonetic component 叚 on the right. It primarily refers to internal ailments, historically describing conditions such as abdominal masses, intestinal disorders, or respiratory issues like asthma. The composition signals a pathological state, and the term is used in traditional medicine for chronic or obstructive conditions, with the radical providing the semantic category and the inner component guiding pronunciation.
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