Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
きょく
Hyōgaiji
きん
Grade: 6
kan’on
 棘筋 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

(spine) +‎ (muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus spīnālis

Noun edit

(きょく)(きん) (kyokukin

  1. (anatomy) a spinalis muscle
    Hypernym: 脊柱起立筋 (sekichū kiritsukin)
    Coordinate term: 半棘筋 (hankyokukin)