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局麻藥

简局麻药 · 繁局麻藥

Mandarin · pinyin jú má yào

local anesthetic

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局: jú · bureau, office; circumstance
麻: má · hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
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药: yào · leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine

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2–2–4 · ju2 ma2 yao4

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noun

(medicine) local anaesthetic

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