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Node

核 〔核〕 hé

结核〔結核〕jié hé

Any small abnormal lump under the skin that feels like the stone of a fruit. Scrofula, for example, takes the form of numerous subcutaneous nodes. See scrofula; phlegm node.

Etymology

Chinese:hé, fruit stone, fruit pit; nucleus.

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