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蠶豆症

简蚕豆症 · 繁蠶豆症

Mandarin · pinyin cán dòu zhèng

G6PD deficiency (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency)

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豆: dòu · beans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151
症: zhèng · disease, illness, ailment
蚕: cán · silkworms

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2–4–4 · can2 dou4 zheng4

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noun

(pathology) favism; glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

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