xuè guǎn zhōu yàng yìng huàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
atherosclerosis / hardening of the arteries
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Original source entry:

血管粥樣硬化 血管粥样硬化 [xue4 guan3 zhou1 yang4 ying4 hua4] /atherosclerosis/hardening of the arteries/

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Other forms in these source records: 血管粥樣硬化

  • 血
    xuè

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

  • 管
    guǎn

    to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[bǎ] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards

    Guǎn

    surname Guan

  • 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]

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