棘上筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
棘 上 筋
きょく
Hyōgai 		じょう
Grade: 1 		きん
Grade: 6
kan'on goon kan'on

Etymology

棘 (“spine”) +‎ 上 (“above”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”), calque of New Latin mūsculus suprāspīnātus

Noun

棘(きょく)上(じょう)筋(きん) • (kyokujōkin) 

  1. (anatomy) a supraspinatus muscle
    Antonym: 棘下筋 (kyokukakin)
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