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充血

Mandarin · pinyin chōng xuè

hyperemia (increase in blood flow)
blood congestion

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充: chōng · fill, be full, supply
血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143

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1–4 · chong1 xue4

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cung1 hyut3

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verb

(medicine) to be congested; to be hyperemic; to have hematological stasis

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