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外分泌腺

Mandarin · pinyin wài fēn mì xiàn

exocrine gland
gland producing external secretion (e.g. saliva)

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外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
泌: mì · to seep out, excrete
腺: xiàn · gland

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4–1–4–4 · wai4 fen1 mi4 xian4

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ngoi6 fan1 bei3 sin3

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