Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
しゃ
Grade: S
かく
Grade: 2
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on
 後斜角筋 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(post-) +‎ 斜角筋 (scalene muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus scalēnus posterior

Noun

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(こう)(しゃ)(かく)(きん) (kōshakakukin

  1. (anatomy) a posterior scalene muscle
    Antonym: 前斜角筋 (zenshakakukin)