短掌筋

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: 3
しょう
Grade: S
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on
 短掌筋 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

(long) +‎ (palm) +‎ (muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus palmāris brevis

Noun

(たん)(しょう)(きん) (tanshōkin

  1. a palmaris brevis muscle
    Antonym: 長掌筋 (chōshōkin)
    Coordinate term: 足底筋 (sokuteikin)