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漸凍人症

简渐冻人症 · 繁漸凍人症

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn dòng rén zhèng

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), aka motor neurone disease (MND)

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
症: zhèng · disease, illness, ailment
渐: jiàn · gradually
冻: dòng · freeze; cold, congeal; jelly

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4–4–2–4 · jian4 dong4 ren2 zheng4

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noun

(pathology, informal) Alternative name for 肌萎縮性脊髓側索硬化症／肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症 (jīwěisuōxìng jǐsuǐcèsuǒ yìnghuàzhèng).

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