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白細胞

简白细胞 · 繁白細胞

Mandarin · pinyin bái xì bāo

white blood cell
leukocyte

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
細: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
胞: bāo · womb, placenta, fetal membrane
细: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin

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2–4–1 · bai2 xi4 bao1

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noun

(medicine, cytology, immunology) leukocyte; white blood cell

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