棘下筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きょく
Hyōgai

Grade: 1
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on

Etymology

(spine) +‎ (below) +‎ (muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus īnfrāspīnātus

Noun

(きょく)()(きん) • (kyokukakin

  1. (anatomy) an infraspinatus muscle
    Antonym: 棘上筋 (kyokujōkin)