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瘧原蟲

简疟原虫 · 繁瘧原蟲

Mandarin · pinyin nüè yuán chóng

plasmodium (malaria parasite)

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原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
蟲: chóng · worms; insects
疟: nüè · intermittent fever; malaria
虫: chóng · insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142

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4–2–2 · nu:e4 yuan2 chong2

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joek6 jyun4 cung4

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noun

Plasmodium

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