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地中海貧血

简地中海贫血 · 繁地中海貧血

Mandarin · pinyin Dì zhōng Hǎi pín xuè

thalassemia (medicine)

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
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血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
贫: pín · poor, impoverished, needy

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4–1–3–2–4 · Di4 zhong1 Hai3 pin2 xue4

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dei6 zung1 hoi2 pan4 hyut3

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noun

(pathology) thalassemia

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