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阑尾炎

lán wěi yándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
appendicitis (medicine)
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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:

闌尾炎 阑尾炎 [lan2 wei3 yan2] /appendicitis (medicine)/

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Other forms in these source records: 闌尾炎

  • 阑
    lán

    railing / balustrade / door-screen / exhausted / late

  • 尾
    wěi

    tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish

    yǐ

    horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc

  • 炎
    yán

    flame / inflammation / -itis

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.