肋間筋

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ろく > ろっ
Jinmeiyō
かん
Grade: 2
きん
Grade: 6
kan'on

Etymology

肋間 (intercostal) +‎ (muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus intercostālis

Noun

(ろっ)(かん)(きん) (rokkankin

  1. (anatomy) an intercostal muscle
    Hyponyms: 外肋間筋 (gairokkankin), 内肋間筋 (nairokkankin)
    Coordinate term: 骨間筋 (kokkankin)