茎突舌骨筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: S
とつ
Grade: S
ぜつ > ぜっ
Grade: 6
こつ
Grade: 6
きん
Grade: 6
kan'yōon kan'on
Alternative spelling
莖突舌骨筋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

茎突 (styloid) +‎ 舌骨筋 (hyoid muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus stylohȳoīdeus

Noun

(けい)(とつ)(ぜっ)(こつ)(きん) • (keitotsu zekkotsukin

  1. (anatomy) a stylohyoid muscle
    Hypernym: 舌骨上筋 (zekkotsujōkin)
    Coordinate term: 茎突舌筋 (keitotsu zekkin)