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The character for "癣", denoting a skin disease like ringworm, derives from its traditional form "癬", structured with the illness radical "疒" and the phonetic component "鮮". In its simplified iteration, the phonetic is abbreviated to "鲜" while retaining the same radical, maintaining the conceptual link to disease through the radical and sound through the phonetic. Etymologically, this formation has always indicated a cutaneous ailment, though its semantic range has gradually narrowed from encompassing various itching skin conditions in classical texts to a more precise medical definition in contemporary usage.
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他的脚癣很痒。
医生治好了我的癣。
这种药膏可以治疗癣。
头癣会影响头发健康。
如果得了癣，要及时就医。
保持皮肤干燥能预防癣。
癣是由真菌感染引起的。
尽管癣不危及生命，但可能传染给他人。