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cataract in the eye
Etymology
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瞕 is a phono-semantic compound used exclusively in medical vocabulary. It combines the semantic radical 目 (mù, 'eye'), situating it in the realm of vision, with the phonetic component 章 (zhāng), which provides its pronunciation. The character refers to an eye disease, specifically a cataract or visual obstruction. This precise term appears in traditional medical encyclopedias, diagnostic manuals, and records of visual impairment, without ever entering colloquial speech.
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