母指対立筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
母	指	対	立	筋
ぼ Grade: 2	し Grade: 3	たい Grade: 3	りつ Grade: 1	きん Grade: 6
kan’yōon	on’yomi		kan’yōon	kan’on

Alternative spelling
母指對立筋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

母指 (“thumb”) +‎ 対立 (“opposition”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”), calque of New Latin mūsculus oppōnēns pollicis

Noun

母(ぼ)指(し)対(たい)立(りつ)筋(きん) • (boshi tairitsukin) 

1. an opponens pollicis muscle

   Coordinate term: 小指対立筋 (shōshi tairitsukin)