乳様突起

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乳	様	突	起
にゅう Grade: 6	よう Grade: 3	とつ > とっ Grade: S	き Grade: 3
goon		kan'on

Alternative spelling
乳樣突起 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

乳(にゅう)突(とつ) (nyūtotsu)

Etymology

乳 (“breast”) +‎ 様 (“-shaped”) +‎ 突起 (“process”), calque of New Latin prōcessus mastoīdeus

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) にゅうよーとっき [nyùúyóó tóꜜkkì] (Nakadaka – [5])
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ɨːjo̞ː to̞k̚ʲkʲi]

Noun

乳(にゅう)様(よう)突(とっ)起(き) • (nyūyō tokki) ^{←にゅうやうとっき (nyuuyau tokki)^?}

a mastoid process
Holonym: 側頭骨 (sokutōkotsu)