Medical Mandarin vocabulary

Histology and Embryology Mandarin vocabulary

Tissues, cells, and embryonic development terminology.

Histology Basics (组织学基础)

组织学 (zǔzhīxué) — Histology; 胚胎学 (pēitāixué) — Embryology; 细胞 (xìbāo) — Cell; 细胞外基质 (xìbāo wàijīzhì) — Extracellular matrix; 组织 (zǔzhī) — Tissue; 器官 (qìguān) — Organ; 系统 (xìtǒng) — System; 上皮组织 (shàngpí zǔzhī) — Epithelial tissue; 结缔组织 (jiédì zǔzhī) — Connective tissue; 肌组织 (jī zǔzhī) — Muscle tissue; 神经组织 (shénjīng zǔzhī) — Nervous tissue

Embryology Terms (胚胎学术语)

受精 (shòujīng) — Fertilization; 受精卵 (shòujīng luǎn) — Fertilized egg; 胚胎 (pēitāi) — Embryo; 着床 (zhuóchuáng) — Implantation; 发育 (fāyù) — Development; 胚泡 (pēipào) — Blastocyst; 羊膜囊 (yángmó náng) — Amniotic sac; 胚层 (pēi céng) — Embryonic layers; 脐带 (qídài) — Umbilical cord; 胎盘 (tāipán) — Placenta; 卵裂球 (luǎn liè qiú) — Blastomere; 桑椹胚 (sāngshèn pēi) — Morula; 分化 (fēnhuà) — Differentiation

High-yield phrases

组织学

zǔzhīxué

Histology

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胚胎学

pēitāixué

Embryology

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细胞

xìbāo

Cell

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细胞外基质

xìbāo wàijīzhì

Extracellular matrix

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组织

zǔzhī

Tissue

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器官

qìguān

Organ

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系统

xìtǒng

System

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上皮组织

shàngpí zǔzhī

Epithelial tissue

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结缔组织

jiédì zǔzhī

Connective tissue

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肌组织

jī zǔzhī

Muscle tissue

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