甲状腺挙筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
甲	状	腺	挙	筋
こう Grade: S	じょう Grade: 5	せん Grade: S	きょ Grade: 4	きん Grade: 6
kan’on	goon	on’yomi	kan’on

Alternative spelling
甲狀腺擧筋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

甲状腺 (“thyroid gland”) +‎ 挙筋 (“levator”), calque of New Latin levātor glandulae thyroīdeae

Noun

甲(こう)状(じょう)腺(せん)挙(きょ)筋(きん) • (kōjōsen kyokin) 

1. (anatomy) a levator of thyroid gland

   Hypernym: 舌骨下筋 (zekkotsukakin)