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衣原體

简衣原体 · 繁衣原體

Mandarin · pinyin yī yuán tǐ

Chlamydia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria)

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衣: yī · clothes, clothing; cover, skin; Kangxi radical 145
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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1–2–3 · yi1 yuan2 ti3

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chlamydia

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