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肌肉萎縮症

简肌肉萎缩症 · 繁肌肉萎縮症

Mandarin · pinyin jī ròu wěi suō zhèng

muscular dystrophy

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肌: jī · muscle tissue; meat on bones
肉: ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
萎: wěi · wēi · wither, wilt
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症: zhèng · disease, illness, ailment
缩: suō · contract, draw in, reduce

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1–4–3–1–4 · ji1 rou4 wei3 suo1 zheng4

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gei1 juk6 wai2 suk1 zing3

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noun

(pathology) muscular dystrophy

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