環椎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
環	椎
かん Grade: S	つい Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

環 (“ring”) +‎ 骨 (“bone”)

Noun

環(かん)椎(つい) • (kantsui) 

1. an atlas (uppermost vertebra of the neck)

   Hypernym: 頸椎 (keitsui)