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卵母細胞

简卵母细胞 · 繁卵母細胞

Mandarin · pinyin luǎn mǔ xì bāo

(biology) oocyte; ovocyte

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卵: luǎn · egg; ovum; roe; spawn
母: mǔ · mother; female elders; female
細: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
胞: bāo · womb, placenta, fetal membrane
细: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin

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3–3–4–1 · luan3 mu3 xi4 bao1

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leon2 mou5 sai3 baau1

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noun

(cytology) oocyte

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