Medical Mandarin vocabulary

General Physiology Mandarin vocabulary

Learn medical terminology for physiology and body functions

Medical Words (医学词汇)

生理学 (shēnglǐxué) — Physiology; 新陈代谢 (xīnchén dàixiè) — Metabolism; 刺激 (cìjī) — Stimulus; 反应 (fǎnyìng) — Response; 兴奋 (xīngfèn) — Excitement; excitation; 兴奋性 (xīngfènxìng) — Excitability; 抑制 (yìzhì) — Inhibit; repression; 阈值 (yùzhí) — Threshold; liminal value; 细胞外液 (xìbāo wàiyè) — Extracellular fluid; 细胞内液 (xìbāo nèiyè) — Intracellular fluid; 生物节律 (shēngwù jiélǜ) — Biological rhythm; 神经调节 (shénjīng tiáojié) — Nervous regulation; 体液调节 (tǐyè tiáojié) — Humoral regulation; 自身调节 (zìshēn tiáojié) — Autoregulation; 反射 (fǎnshè) — Reflex; 条件反射 (tiáojiàn fǎnshè) — Conditioned reflex; 非条件反射 (fēitiáojiàn fǎnshè) — Unconditioned reflex; 负反馈 (fù fǎnkuì) — Negative feedback; 正反馈 (zhèng fǎnkuì) — Positive feedback; 简单扩散 (jiǎndān kuòsàn) — Simple diffusion; 易化扩散 (yìhuà kuòsàn) — Facilitated diffusion; 主动转运 (zhǔdòng zhuǎnyùn) — Active transport; 静息电位 (jìngxī diànwèi) — Resting potential; 动作电位 (dòngzuò diànwèi) — Action potential (AP); 不应期 (bùyìngqī) — Refractory period

Hyperkalemia (高血钾)

危险 (wēixiǎn) — Dangerous; 心跳骤停 (xīntiào zhòutíng) — Cardiac arrest; 可怕 (kěpà) — Terrible; 改变 (gǎibiàn) — To change; 延长 (yáncháng) — To prolong; to extend; 缩短 (suōduǎn) — To shorten; 注射 (zhùshè) — To inject; 离子 (lízǐ) — Ion; 转移 (zhuǎnyí) — To transmit; 同时 (tóngshí) — At the same time; 避免 (bìmiǎn) — To avoid

High-yield phrases

生理学

shēnglǐxué

Physiology

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新陈代谢

xīnchén dàixiè

Metabolism

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刺激

cìjī

Stimulus

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反应

fǎnyìng

Response

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兴奋

xīngfèn

Excitement; excitation

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兴奋性

xīngfènxìng

Excitability

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抑制

yìzhì

Inhibit; repression

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阈值

yùzhí

Threshold; liminal value

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细胞外液

xìbāo wàiyè

Extracellular fluid

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细胞内液

xìbāo nèiyè

Intracellular fluid

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