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龕影

简龛影 · 繁龕影

Mandarin · pinyin kān yǐng

(radiography) the shadow of a peptic ulcer in a barium-swallow X-ray

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龕: Look up this written character
影: yǐng · shadow; image, reflection; photograph
龛: kān · niche, shrine

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1–3 · kan1 ying3

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