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潛水夫病

简潜水夫病 · 繁潛水夫病

Mandarin · pinyin qián shuǐ fū bìng

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水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
潜: qián · hide; hidden, secret, latent

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2–3–1–4 · qian2 shui3 fu1 bing4

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noun

(medicine) decompression sickness

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