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甲狀腺腫

简甲状腺肿 · 繁甲狀腺腫

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎ zhuàng xiàn zhǒng

goiter (enlargement of thyroid gland)

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甲: jiǎ · armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
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腺: xiàn · gland
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状: zhuàng · form; appearance; shape; official
肿: zhǒng · swell; swollen; swelling

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3–4–4–3 · jia3 zhuang4 xian4 zhong3

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noun

(pathology) goitre

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