Medical Mandarin vocabulary

Integumentary System Mandarin vocabulary

Learn medical terminology for the integumentary system

Skin Structure (皮肤结构)

皮肤 (pífū) — skin; 上皮 (shàngpí) — epithelium; 被覆上皮 (bèifù shàngpí) — covering epithelium; 内皮 (nèipí) — endothelium; 扁平上皮 (biǎnpíng shàngpí) — squamous epithelium; 柱状上皮 (zhùzhuàng shàngpí) — columnar epithelium; 变移上皮 (biànyí shàngpí) — transitional epithelium; 游离面 (yóulí miàn) — free surface; 基底面 (jīdǐ miàn) — basal surface; 微绒毛 (wēiróngmáo) — microvillus; 纤毛 (xiānmáo) — cilium

Epidermis and Dermis (表皮与真皮)

表皮 (biǎopí) — epidermis; 角质层 (jiǎozhì céng) — stratum corneum; 基底层 (jīdǐ céng) — stratum basal; 真皮 (zhēnpí) — dermis; 网织层 (wǎngzhī céng) — plexiform layer; 皮下组织 (píxià zǔzhī) — hypodermis

High-yield phrases

皮肤

pífū

skin

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上皮

shàngpí

epithelium

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被覆上皮

bèifù shàngpí

covering epithelium

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内皮

nèipí

endothelium

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扁平上皮

biǎnpíng shàngpí

squamous epithelium

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柱状上皮

zhùzhuàng shàngpí

columnar epithelium

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变移上皮

biànyí shàngpí

transitional epithelium

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游离面

yóulí miàn

free surface

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基底面

jīdǐ miàn

basal surface

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微绒毛

wēiróngmáo

microvillus

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Common mistakes

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FAQ

How do I learn integumentary system Mandarin vocabulary?

Study the integumentary system terms below with pinyin and English, then practise them in full clinical questions inside the ClinicalMandarin app.

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