患部
Meanings
1
affected area; diseased part; wound
Medical term for the part of the body that is injured, diseased, or otherwise affected. Used in clinical and everyday contexts.
The doctor disinfected the affected area.
Please do not touch the affected part.
Usage patterns
- 患部を冷やすto cool the affected area
If you sprain something, first cool the affected area.
- 患部に薬を塗るto apply medicine to the affected area
Let's apply some ointment to the affected area.
- 患部を消毒するto disinfect the affected area
After washing the wound, I disinfected the affected area.
- 患部が腫れるthe affected area swells
After the insect bite, the affected area started to swell.