収縮筋

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゅう
Grade: 6
しゅく
Grade: 6
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on
Alternative spelling
收縮筋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

収縮 (constriction) +‎ (muscle), calque of New Latin cōnstrictor

Noun

(しゅう)(しゅく)(きん) (shūshukukin

  1. (anatomy) a constrictor
    Antonym: 張筋 (chōkin)
    Hyponyms: 下咽頭収縮筋 (kaintō shūshukukin), 上咽頭収縮筋 (jōintō shūshukukin), 中咽頭収縮筋 (chūintō shūshukukin)
    Coordinate terms: 回外筋 (kaigaikin), 回旋筋 (kaisenkin), 外転筋 (gaitenkin), 回内筋 (kainaikin), 下制筋 (kaseikin), 挙筋 (kyokin), 屈筋 (kukkin), 散大筋 (sandaikin), 伸筋 (shinkin), 内転筋 (naitenkin)