肋骨挙筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
肋 骨 挙 筋
ろく > ろっ
Jinmeiyō 		こつ
Grade: 6 		きょ
Grade: 4 		きん
Grade: 6
kan'on
Alternative spelling
肋骨擧筋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

肋骨 (“rib”) +‎ 挙筋 (“levator”), calque of New Latin levātor costae

Noun

肋(ろっ)骨(こつ)挙(きょ)筋(きん) • (rokkotsu kyokin) 

  1. (anatomy) a levator costae
    Hyponyms: 短肋骨挙筋 (tanrokkotsu kyokin), 長肋骨挙筋 (chōrokkotsu kyokin)
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