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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(medicine) (of an organ or tissue) to have an insufficient blood supply / (of a blood bank) to run low on blood supplies
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

缺血 缺血 [que1 xue4] /(medicine) (of an organ or tissue) to have an insufficient blood supply/(of a blood bank) to run low on blood supplies/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 缺
    quē

    deficiency / lack / scarce / vacant post / to run short of

  • 血
    xuè

    blood (CL:滴[dī]) / colloquial pr. [xiě] or [xuě]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.