胸鎖乳突筋

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: 6

Grade: S
にゅう
Grade: 6
とつ
Grade: S
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
胸鎖乳突筋 (kyūjitai)
 胸鎖乳突筋 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Blend of 胸骨 (kyōkotsu, sternum) +‎ 鎖骨 (sakotsu, clavicle) +‎ 乳突 (nyūtotsu, mastoid) +‎ (-kin, muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus sternocleidomastoīdeus

Noun

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(きょう)()(にゅう)(とつ)(きん) (kyōsa nyūtotsukin

  1. (anatomy) a sternocleidomastoid muscle