舌骨下筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
舌	骨	下	筋
ぜつ > ぜっ Grade: 6	こつ Grade: 6	か Grade: 1	きん Grade: 6
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Etymology

舌骨 (“hyoid bone”) +‎ 下 (“below”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”), calque of New Latin mūsculus īnfrāhȳoīdeus

Noun

舌(ぜっ)骨(こつ)下(か)筋(きん) • (zekkotsukakin) 

1. (anatomy) an infrahyoid muscle

   Antonym: 舌骨上筋 (zekkotsujōkin)

   Hypernym: 舌骨筋 (zekkotsukin)

   Hyponyms: 胸骨甲状筋 (kyōkotsu kōjōkin), 胸骨舌骨筋 (kyōkotsu zekkotsukin), 肩甲舌骨筋 (kenkō zekkotsukin), 甲状舌骨筋 (kōjō zekkotsukin), 甲状腺挙筋 (kōjōsen kyokin)