See also: 颈椎

Chinese edit

neck spine; a hammer
trad. (頸椎)
simp. (颈椎)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

頸椎

  1. cervical vertebra

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
けい
Hyōgaiji
つい
Grade: S
kan’on
Alternative spelling
頚椎
 頸椎 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

(neck) +‎ (vertebra)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(けい)(つい) (keitsui

  1. a cervical vertebra
    Hypernym: 椎骨 (tsuikotsu)
    Hyponyms: 環椎 (kantsui), 軸椎 (jikutsui)

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN