Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
そく
Grade: 4
とう
Grade: 2

Hyōgaiji
kan’on kan’yōon

Etymology edit

側頭 (temple) +‎ (fossa), calque of New Latin fossa temporālis

Noun edit

(そく)(とう)() (sokutōka

  1. a temporal fossa
    Holonyms: 前頭骨 (zentōkotsu), 側頭骨 (sokutōkotsu)