後頭筋

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
とう
Grade: 2
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on
 後頭筋 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

後頭 (occiput) +‎ (muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus occipitālis

Noun

(こう)(とう)(きん) (kōtōkin

  1. (anatomy) an occipitalis muscle
    Antonym: 前頭筋 (zentōkin)
    Holonym: 後頭前頭筋 (kōtō zentōkin)
    Coordinate term: 側頭筋 (sokutōkin)