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qiào

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Definitions

  1. 1. scabbard
  2. 2. sheath

Words Containing 鞘

鞘脂
qiào zhī

sphingolipid

出鞘
chū qiào

(of a sword etc) to unsheath

鞘翅
qiào chì

elytrum (hardened forewing of Coleoptera beetle, encasing the flight wing)

胚芽鞘
pēi yá qiào

coleoptile, protective sheath covering an emerging shoot (botany)

鞘翅目
qiào chì mù

Coleoptera (insect order including beetles)

海鞘
hǎi qiào

Ascidiacea

叶鞘
yè qiào

(botany) leaf sheath

刀鞘
dāo qiào

scabbard

腱鞘
jiàn qiào

tendon sheath (anatomy)

髓鞘
suǐ qiào

myelin sheath (membrane surrounding axon of nerve cell)

腱鞘炎
jiàn qiào yán

tenosynovitis (medicine)

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