卡介苗

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Chinese

phonetic
sprout; seedling; descendant
sprout; seedling; descendant; symptom of a trend; young; vaccine; Miao tribe
 
trad. (卡介苗)
simp. #(卡介苗)
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Etymology

Originally Cantonese, from (kaa1, from Calmette) + (gaai3, from Guérin) + (“vaccine”).

Pronunciation


Noun

卡介苗

  1. Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine (for tuberculosis)