发病 Traditional form: 發病 Pinyin (reading): fābìng Definitions: (of an illness) to occur (of a person) to get sick; to fall ill onset (of a medical condition) Characters: 发 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair 病 - sickness, illness, disease Traditional characters: 發 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair 病 - sickness, illness, disease