括約筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
括	約	筋
かつ Grade: S	やく Grade: 4	きん Grade: 6
kan'on

Etymology

括約 (katsuyaku, “tightening up”) +‎ 筋 (-kin, “muscle”), calque of New Latin sphinctēr

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かつやくきん [kàtsúyákúkíń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) かつやくきん [kàtsúyákúꜜkìǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
• (Tokyo) かつやくきん [kàtsúyáꜜkùkìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠t͡sɨja̠kɯ̟̊kʲĩɴ]

Noun

括(かつ)約(やく)筋(きん) • (katsuyakukin) ^{←くわつやくきん (kwatuyakukin)?}

1. (anatomy) a sphincter

   Hyponyms: オッディ括約筋 (Oddi katsuyakukin), 肛門括約筋 (kōmon katsuyakukin), 瞳孔括約筋 (dōkō katsuyakukin), 尿道括約筋 (nyōdō katsuyakukin), 膀胱括約筋 (bōkō katsuyakukin)

Korean

Hanja in this term
括	約	筋

Noun

括約筋 • (gwaryakgeun) (hangeul 괄약근)

1. hanja form^? of 괄약근 (“sphincter”)