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动脉粥样硬化

dòng mài zhōu yàng yìng huàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
atherosclerosis
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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.

Source record: cd-6edf804b19f9b92f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

動脈粥樣硬化 动脉粥样硬化 [dong4 mai4 zhou1 yang4 ying4 hua4] /atherosclerosis/

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Other forms in these source records: 動脈粥樣硬化

  • 动
    dòng

    (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb

  • 脉
    mài

    arteries and veins / vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)

    mò

    see 脈脈|脉脉[mò mò]

  • 粥
    yù

    used in 葷粥|荤粥[Xūn yù]

    zhōu

    congee / gruel / porridge / CL:碗[wǎn]

  • 样
    yàng

    manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type

  • 硬
    yìng

    hard / stiff / solid / (fig.) strong / firm / resolutely / uncompromisingly / laboriously / with great difficulty / good (quality) / able (person) / (of food) filling / substantial

  • 化
    huā

    See the full entry for source details.

    huà

    to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[huà xué]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.