大後頭直筋

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1
こう
Grade: 2
とう
Grade: 2
ちょく
Grade: 2
きん
Grade: 6
goon kan'on
 大後頭直筋 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

(large) +‎ (post-) +‎ (head) +‎ (straight) +‎ (muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus rēctus capitis posterior major

Noun

(だい)(こう)(とう)(ちょく)(きん) (daikōtōchokukin

  1. (anatomy) a rectus capitis posterior major muscle
    Antonym: 小後頭直筋 (shōkōtōchokukin)
    Hypernym: 直筋 (chokkin)
    Coordinate term: 前頭直筋 (zentōchokukin)

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