外転

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
がい
Grade: 2
てん
Grade: 3
kan'on
Alternative spelling
外轉 (kyūjitai)
 外転 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

(ex-; out-) +‎ (movement)

Noun

(がい)(てん) (gaiten

  1. (anatomy) abduction
    Antonym: 内転 (naiten)
    Coordinate terms: 回外 (kaigai), 回旋 (kaisen), 回内 (kainai), 屈曲 (kukkyoku), 伸展 (shinten)
  2. (Chinese phonetics) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    Antonym: 内転 (naiten)
    Hypernym: 内外転 (naigaiten)

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