脊髓灰質炎

简 脊髓灰质炎 · 繁 脊髓灰質炎
Mandarin · pinyin jǐ suǐ huī zhì yán

Meanings

  1. poliomyelitis
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脊
jǐ · spine, backbone; ridge
髓
suǐ · bone marrow; essences, substances
灰
huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar
質
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炎
yán · flame, blaze; hot
质
zhì · matter, material, substance
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3–3–1–4–2 · ji3 sui3 hui1 zhi4 yan2

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zek3 seoi5 fui1 zat1 jim4

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noun

  1. (pathology) poliomyelitis; polio

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