膝蓋骨

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See also: 膝盖骨

Chinese

knee bone
trad. (膝蓋骨) 膝蓋
simp. (膝盖骨) 膝盖

Pronunciation


Noun

膝蓋骨

  1. patella; kneecap
  2. (Hakka) knee joint

Synonyms

Japanese

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膝蓋骨 (shitsugaikotsu): the patella in a diagram of the knee.
Kanji in this term
しつ
Grade: S
がい
Grade: S
こつ
Grade: 6
kan'on kan'yōon kan'on

Etymology

Compound of 膝蓋 (shitsugai, literally knee + lid, cap) +‎ (kotsu, bone).[1][2][3] First cited to a medical terminology list from 1872.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

(しつ)(がい)(こつ) (shitsugaikotsu

  1. a kneecap, a patella
    Synonyms: 膝の皿 (hiza no sara), 膝皿 (hiza sara), 膝頭 (hizagashira)

Usage notes

Both 膝の皿 (hiza no sara) and 膝皿 (hiza sara) are also in use in modern Japanese, with 膝の皿 (hiza no sara) used more frequently of the two. The term 膝蓋骨 (shitsugaikotsu) is somewhat more technical, a bit like English patella compared to kneecap.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 膝蓋骨”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN