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Definitions

  1. 1. scabbard
  2. 2. sheath

Words Containing 鞘

出鞘
chū qiào

(of a sword etc) to unsheath

刀鞘
dāo qiào

scabbard

海鞘
hǎi qiào

Ascidiacea

胚芽鞘
pēi yá qiào

coleoptile, protective sheath covering an emerging shoot (botany)

腱鞘
jiàn qiào

tendon sheath (anatomy)

腱鞘炎
jiàn qiào yán

tenosynovitis (medicine)

叶鞘
yè qiào

(botany) leaf sheath

鞘翅
qiào chì

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

鞘翅目
qiào chì mù

Coleoptera (insect order including beetles)

鞘脂
qiào zhī

sphingolipid

髓鞘
suǐ qiào

myelin sheath (membrane surrounding axon of nerve cell)

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