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蟠尾絲蟲症
简 蟠尾丝虫症 · 繁 蟠尾絲蟲症Mandarin · pinyin pán wěi sī chóng zhèng
Meanings
- "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus
Characters in this entry
- 蟠
- pán · coil; coiling, curling; occupy
- 尾
- wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
- 絲
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- 蟲
- chóng · worms; insects
- 症
- zhèng · disease, illness, ailment
- 丝
- sī · silk; fine thread; wire; strings
- 虫
- chóng · insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142
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Mandarin tones
2–3–1–2–4 · pan2 wei3 si1 chong2 zheng4
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faan4 mei5 si1 cung4 zing3
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