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The traditional character "腫" combines the radical "月", a form of "肉" indicating flesh, with the component "重" conveying heaviness, structurally and semantically suggesting a weighty or enlarged state of bodily tissue. In its simplified counterpart "肿", the phonetic element "重" is replaced by "中", which serves a similar phonetic function while the "月" radical continues to denote the character's relation to the body. The meaning has consistently centered on physical swelling or edema from early medical texts to modern usage.
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我的脸肿了。
他的脚肿胀了。
伤口周围有点肿。
蚊虫叮咬处红肿了。
这种药膏能快速消肿。
她因为过敏，眼睛肿得很厉害。
医生诊断出他的甲状腺肿大。
舆论持续发酵，事件正在发酵、肿大。