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骨髓炎

gwat1 seoi5 jim4

gu3 sui3 yan2

medullitis; ostemyelitis; osteomyelitis

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

骨髓炎

This word was added by bybell on 12th Feb 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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骨 gwat1 gu3 {gu2} {gu1} - bone
髓 seoi5 sui2 sui3 - [n] pith; marrow; essence
炎 jim4 yan4 tan2 yan2 - burning; hot; sultry to blaze; to flame

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