jī dǐ dòng màidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
basilar artery (central artery of the brain)
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Original source entry:

基底動脈 基底动脉 [ji1 di3 dong4 mai4] /basilar artery (central artery of the brain)/

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Other forms in these source records: 基底動脈

  • 基
    jī

    (bound form) base; foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)

  • 底
    de

    (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)

    dǐ

    bottom; base / background; foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數|底数[dǐ shù])

  • 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]

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