輪状甲状筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
輪	状	甲	状	筋
りん Grade: 4	じょう Grade: 5	こう Grade: S	じょう Grade: 5	きん Grade: 6
goon		kan’on	goon	kan’on

Alternative spelling
輪狀甲狀筋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

輪状 (“cricoid”) +‎ 甲状 (“thyroid”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”), calque of New Latin mūsculus cricothyroīdeus

Noun

輪(りん)状(じょう)甲(こう)状(じょう)筋(きん) • (rinjō kōjōkin) 

1. (anatomy) a cricothyroid muscle