Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: 6
よう
Grade: S
きん
Grade: 6
kan’on
 腸腰筋 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Blend of 腸骨筋 (chōkotsukin, iliacus muscle) +‎ 腰筋 (yōkin, psoas muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus īliopsoas

Noun

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(ちょう)(よう)(きん) (chōyōkin

  1. an iliopsoas muscle
    Meronyms: 大腰筋 (daiyōkin), 腸骨筋 (chōkotsukin)