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寒熱往来 (かんねつおうらい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
alternating chills and fever
Medical term describing a pattern of alternating chills and fever, often associated with conditions like malaria. Used in clinical or traditional medicine contexts.
、
寒かん
熱ねつ
往おう
来らい
は
少しょう
陽よう
病びょう
の
特とく
徴ちょう
と
さ
れる
。
In Kampo medicine, alternating chills and fever is considered characteristic of Shōyō-byō.
Kanji 熱 heat, temperature, fever 往 journey, travel, chase away Similar words 悪お 寒かん 悪寒 refers specifically to the sensation of chills or feeling cold, often as a prodromal symptom, while 寒熱往来 describes the alternating pattern of chills and fever.
発はつ 熱ねつ 発熱 means 'fever' or 'pyrexia' in general, without the alternating pattern implied by 寒熱往来.
Etymology Compound of 寒 (cold), 熱 (heat/fever), and 往来 (coming and going), literally 'cold and heat coming and going'. The term is used in traditional East Asian medicine and modern medical contexts.
