淳于缇萦,西汉临淄人,著名医学家淳于意之女。淳于意本来是个读书人,因为喜欢医学,经常给人治病,出了名。后来他做了太仓令,但不愿意跟做官的来往,也不会趋承奉迎,没有多久,便辞去官职,当起医生来了。有一次,有个大商人的妻子生了病,请淳于意医治。病人吃了药没见好转,过了几天死了。大商人仗势向官府告了淳于意一状,说他治错了病。淳于意被判“肉刑”(脸上刺字、割去鼻子,砍去左足或右足等),要把他押解到长安去受刑。 Chun in Ti Ying, West Han Linzi, a well-known physician Jun woman. Chun Yu intended to be a scholar, because like medicine, often give medical treatment, out of the name. Later, he made the Tajiku order, but he did not want to go with the official, nor did he share his favor. Before long, he resigned from office and became a doctor. Once, the wife of a big businessman got sick, please Chunyu Italian medical treatment. The patient did not eat the medicine improved, after a few days died. The great merchants reported their surrender to the government in the form of Chun Yuyi, saying he had cured the wrong. Chun Yu Italy was sentenced to “meat” (face tattooing, cut off the nose, cut off the left foot or right foot, etc.), to escort him to Chang’an to torture.