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枕葉

简枕叶 · 繁枕葉

Mandarin · pinyin zhěn yè

occipital lobe

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枕: zhěn · pillow
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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3–4 · zhen3 ye4

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noun

(neuroanatomy) occipital lobe

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