CURE    醫治

CONTROL ILLNESS so as to CAUSE it to CEASE to EXIST.
HEALRESTORE TO HEALTHMAKE WELL/BETTERARCHAIC CLEANSE
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general-use current word for curing patients of illnesses is zhì/chí 治. 2. Chōu 瘳 refers to a cure taking effect, and this word is often used in nominalised ways. 3. The result of successful therapy is standardly yù 愈 / 瘉, yǐ 已. 4. Chú 除 refers to getting rid of the disease. 5. Gōng 攻 is the standard word describing an attempt at curing a disease. 6. Jiǔ 灸 is a specific ancient medical technique, that of cauterisation. 7. Tán 彈 is to prick open with a needle. 8. Zhēn 針 / 鍼 is needle therapy which is not necessarily to be identified with anything like acupuncture as we know it today. 9. Yī 醫 focusses on the professional aspect of medical treatment as depending on trained specialisation.
Modern Chinese Criteria
醫治 醫 治 看 療 治病 看病 醫療 治療 診療 診治 臨床 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Antonym
  • INJUREDAMAGE a HUMAN OR ANIMAL so as to CAUSE TO HAVE INJURY.
See also
  • ILLNESSTYPICALLY TEMPORARY DEFECT of the BODY OR MIND of HUMANS OR of the BODY of ANIMALS.
Hypernym
  • CONTROL　INTERACT so as to CAUSE TO BE OR ACT RESEMBLE:as one DESIRES. (anc: 13/0, child: 7)
  • INTERACT　ACT so as to CAUSE ANOTHER TO REACT. (anc: 12/0, child: 14)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 4.86

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    HEAL

    meder refers to healing as the act of the physician who heals with humane sympathy, judgment, and art.

    medicari is poetical for mederi.

    curare refers to caring for someone properly so as to heal him.

    sanare refers to the effect of drugs or other forms of well-defined treatgment.

  • Traite elementaire des synonymes grecques ( DUFOUR 1910) p. 100

  • Traite elementaire des synonymes grecques ( DUFOUR 1910) p. 172

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 93

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 10.1164

    THERAPIE; THERAPEUTIK

  • Handbuch der lateinischen und griechischen Synonymik ( SCHMIDT 1889) p. 81

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.424.381

    CURE.GUERISON

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 498

    • Words (25 items)

    治  chí OC: rlɯ MC: ɖɨ 16 Attributions

    The general-use current word for curing patients of illnesses is zhì/chí 治 .

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNto treat a disease successfully; to treat a disease effectively
    • vtoNconativetreat (disease)
    • vtoNpassivebe cured
    • vtoNreflexive.自cure [oneself]
    瘳  chōu OC: kh-ru MC: ʈhɨu 11 Attributions

    Chōu 瘳 refers to a cure taking effect, and this word is often used in nominalised ways.

      Syntactic words
    • ncure
    • vtoNcure quickly
    • vtoNmiddle voicebe cured; have become better
    愈  yù OC: loʔ MC: ji̯o 10 Attributions

    The result of successful therapy is standardly yù 愈/瘉, yǐ 已 "cure" and chú 除 "the getting rid of the disease".

      Word relations
    • Contrast: 救/RESCUE The current general word for rescuing someone is jiù 救.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcure
    • vtoNderived"cure" a state of need (like hunger etc)CH
    • vtoNmiddle voiceget better, get cured
    醫  yī OC: qɯ MC: ʔɨ 7 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabactmedical treatment; medical practice
    • nabdispositionmedical skill, medical knowledge
    • vtoNrare, ZHOULI, mostly post-Han: give medical treatment
    攻  gōng OC: kuuŋ MC: kuo̝ŋ 4 Attributions

    Gōng 攻 is the standard word describing an attempt at curing a disease.

      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)cure the contextually determinate NCH
    • vtoNtry to deal with effectively, attack (a disease or a weak point)
    藥  yào OC: k-lawɡ MC: ji̯ɐk 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcure with medicine
    • vtoNpassivebe cured
    差  chài OC: skhreels MC: ʈʂhɣɛ
    瘥  chài OC: skhreels MC: ʈʂhɣɛ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)get the contextually determined condition N cured
    • vtoNmiddle voicebe cured
    已  yǐ OC: k-lɯʔ MC: jɨ 3 Attributions

    The result of successful therapy is standardly yù 愈/瘉, yǐ 已 "cure" and chú 除 "the getting rid of the disease".

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcure
    • vtoNpassivebe cured
    彈  tán OC: daan MC: dɑn 3 Attributions

    Tán 彈 is to prick open with a needle.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNprick open with a needle; apply moxibustion; treat disease with stone needles
    • vtoNreflexive.自apply moxibustion to (oneself)
    灸  jiǔ OC: klɯʔ MC: kɨu 3 Attributions

    Jiǔ 灸 is a specific ancient medical technique, that of cauterisation.

    • Pulse Diagnosis in Early Chinese Medicine ( HSU 2010) p. 393

      Syntactic words
    • vt[oN]apply moxibustion, cauterise
    • vtoNapply moxibustion to, cauterise
    為  wéi OC: ɢʷal MC: ɦiɛ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpassivebe cured 不可為 "nothing can be done about it"
    醫藥  yī yào OC: qɯ k-lawɡ MC: ʔɨ ji̯ɐk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabconceptmedicine
    療  liáo OC: ɡ-rews MC: liɛu 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNQIANFULUN: cure, heal (particularly through the use of drugs)
    • vtoNfigurative"cure"
    • vtoNpassivebe cured
    把針  bǎ zhēn OC: praaʔ kjum MC: pɣɛ tɕim 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPt[oN]take the needle > apply acupuncture
    養  yǎng OC: laŋʔ MC: ji̯ɐŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNnurse back to health
    除治  chú zhì OC: rla rlɯs MC: ɖi̯ɤ ɖɨ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNremove or cure
    病愈  bìng yù OC: bɢraŋs loʔ MC: bɣaŋ ji̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPichangeget better
    療治  liáo zhì OC: ɡ-rews rlils MC: liɛu ɖi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)cure the contextually determinate N
    方  fāng MC: pjang OC: paŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpassivebe cured by some methodCH
    起  qǐ OC: khɯʔ MC: khɨ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoN
    針  zhèn OC: kjums MC: tɕim
    針  zhēn OC: kjum MC: tɕim
    針  zhēn OC: kjum MC: tɕim 0 Attributions

    Zhēn 針/鍼 is needle therapy which is not necessarily to be identified with anything like acupuncture as we know it today.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtreat by needle therapy
    除  chú OC: rla MC: ɖi̯ɤ 0 Attributions

    Chú 除 refers to getting rid of the disease.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrid people of disases
    救療  jiù liáo OC: kus ɡ-rews MC: kɨu liɛu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    主  zhǔ OC: tjoʔ MC: tɕi̯o 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbe mainly designed to cure N
    痊  quán OC: skhon MC: tshiɛn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpassivebe cured