舌骨上筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぜつ > ぜっ
Grade: 6
こつ
Grade: 6
じょう
Grade: 1
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on goon kan'on

Etymology

舌骨 (hyoid bone) +‎ (above) +‎ (muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus suprāhȳoīdeus

Noun

(ぜっ)(こつ)(じょう)(きん) • (zekkotsujōkin

  1. (anatomy) an suprahyoid muscle
    Antonym: 舌骨下筋 (zekkotsukakin)
    Hypernym: 舌骨筋 (zekkotsukin)
    Hyponyms: オトガイ舌骨筋 (otogaizekkotsukin), 顎舌骨筋 (gakuzekkotsukin), 顎二腹筋 (gakunifukukin), 茎突舌骨筋 (keitotsu zekkotsukin)