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糖皮質激素

简糖皮质激素 · 繁糖皮質激素

Mandarin · pinyin táng pí zhì jī sù

glucocorticosteroid (corticosteroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex)

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糖: táng · sugar; candy; sweets
皮: pí · skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
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激: jī · arouse, excite, incite; quickly
素: sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
质: zhì · matter, material, substance

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2–2–4–1–4 · tang2 pi2 zhi4 ji1 su4

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tong4 pei4 zat1 gik1 sou3

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noun

(biochemistry) glucocorticoid

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