衰竭

shuāi jié · shuai jie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. organ failure
  2. exhaustion
  3. prostration (medicine)

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2 examples
01

严(yán)重(zhòng)感(gǎn)染(rǎn)可(kě)能(néng)导(dǎo)致(zhì)多(duō)器(qì)官(guān)衰(shuāi)竭(jié)。

Severe infection can lead to multiple organ failure.

02

他(tā)因(yīn)心(xīn)脏(zàng)衰(shuāi)竭(jié)被(bèi)紧(jǐn)急(jí)送(sòng)往(wǎng)医(yī)院(yuàn)。

He was rushed to the hospital due to heart failure.

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