结核 (jié hé) — tuberculosis; (mineralogy) nodule

Definition

Two distinct senses: the common medical meaning "tuberculosis" (结核病 short for 结核病) and a geology/mineralogy term for a "nodule" (rounded mineral concretion in rock).

noun

tuberculosis(mineralogy) nodule

Examples

结核，。
Tā dé le jié hé, xū yào zhù yuàn zhì liáo.
He got tuberculosis and needs to be hospitalized for treatment.
结核。
jié hé Shì yì zhǒng yán zhòng de chuán rǎn bìng.
Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease.
结核。
Zhè kuài yán shí lǐ yǒu hěn duō jié hé.
There are many nodules in this rock.

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