Medical Chinese dictionary

Integumentary system in Chinese: 皮肤系统 (pífū xìtǒng)

Integumentary system in Chinese is 皮肤系统 (pífū xìtǒng) (Traditional: 皮膚系統). Textbooks also describe it as 皮肤及其附属器 (skin and its appendages): hair 毛发, nails 指甲, and glands.

Character breakdown

皮肤 (pífū, skin) + 系统 (xìtǒng, system).

Simplified and Traditional

Simplified: 皮肤系统. Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong): 皮膚系統. Pinyin: pífū xìtǒng.

How native speakers say it

起疹子 (qǐ zhěnzi): To break out in a rash; 痒 (yǎng): Itchy

Also searched as

integumentary system Chinese; integumentary in Chinese

High-yield phrases

皮肤系统

pífū xìtǒng

Integumentary system

Main term

起疹子

qǐ zhěnzi

To break out in a rash

What patients actually say

痒

yǎng

Itchy

What patients actually say

皮肤

pífū

Skin

Related term

毛发

máofà

Hair

Related term

指甲

zhǐjia

Nails

Related term

您皮肤上有没有皮疹?

Nín pífū shang yǒu méiyǒu pízhěn?

Do you have any rash on your skin?

Example sentence

Example clinical dialogue

doctor

您皮肤上有没有皮疹?

Nín pífū shang yǒu méiyǒu pízhěn?

Do you have any rash on your skin?

Common mistakes

  • Learn 皮肤系统 inside full clinical questions, not as an isolated word, so you recognise it when patients use it.

FAQ

What is integumentary system in Chinese?

Integumentary system in Chinese is 皮肤系统 (pífū xìtǒng) (Traditional: 皮膚系統).

How do Chinese patients say integumentary system?

起疹子 (qǐ zhěnzi): To break out in a rash; 痒 (yǎng): Itchy

How do I use 皮肤系统 with a patient?

您皮肤上有没有皮疹? (Nín pífū shang yǒu méiyǒu pízhěn?): "Do you have any rash on your skin?"

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