空肠 (kōng cháng) — (anatomy) jejunum — part of the small intestine; (botany) skullcap; Scutellaria (genus of flowering plants in the mint family)
Definition
Two unrelated senses share this spelling: (1) anatomy — the jejunum, the middle segment of the small intestine; (2) botany — skullcap (Scutellaria), a mint-family herb used in Chinese medicine.
noun
(anatomy) jejunum — part of the small intestine(botany) skullcapScutellaria (genus of flowering plants in the mint family)
Examples
- 空肠。Yī shēng tōng guò nèi kuī jìng jiǎn chá le tā de kōng cháng.The doctor examined his jejunum with an endoscope.
- 空肠。Zhè zhǒng kōng cháng zhí wù zài zhōng cǎo yào zhōng cháng yòng yú qīng rè.This kind of skullcap plant is often used in Chinese herbal medicine to clear heat.
- 空肠。kōng cháng Shì xiǎo cháng zhōng zuì cháng de yí duàn.The jejunum is the longest segment of the small intestine.
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