肌酐
jīgān
The English term creatinine is translated into Mandarin as 肌酐 (jīgān).
Creatinine refers to the heterocyclic amine. In Mandarin, this is expressed using the terms 肌酐 or 肌酸酐.
Meaning: heterocyclic amine (noun)
Which one should you use?
Both 肌酐 and 肌酸酐 are formal terms for creatinine.
How do you pronounce it?
jīgān
Did you know?
- In a hospital setting, a patient is more likely to hear the phrase 肾指标 (shèn zhǐ biāo), meaning 'kidney indicators', than the technical term 肌酐.
- The character 肌 (jī) in 肌酐 means 'muscle', reflecting the fact that creatinine is a breakdown product of creatine phosphate in muscle tissue.
- The character 酐 (gān) serves as a specialized chemical suffix in Mandarin to denote an 'anhydride'.
Examples in context
- 在这份已完成的肾功能检查报告中，肌酐的值正常。In this completed kidney function test report, the creatinine value is within the normal range.
Example conversation
Xinyi and Junjie are discussing medical test results at a clinic.
- 欣怡 Xinyi俊杰，你的肌酐指标正常吗？Jùnjié, nǐ de jīgān zhǐbiāo zhèngcháng ma?Junjie, are your creatinine indicators normal?
- 俊杰 Junjie医生说数值在正常范围内。Yīshēng shuō shùzhí zài zhèngcháng fànwéi nèi.The doctor said the value is within the normal range.
- 欣怡 Xinyi那太好了，不用担心肾脏了。Nà tài hǎole, bùyòng dānxīn shènzàng le.That's great, then you don't need to worry about your kidneys.
- 俊杰 Junjie是的，我也放心了。Shì de, wǒ yě fàngxīn le.Yes, I feel relieved now too.
