上頭斜筋

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 2
しゃ
Grade: S
きん
Grade: 6
goon kan'on
 上頭斜筋 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

(upper) +‎ (head) +‎ 斜筋 (oblique muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus oblīquus capitis superior

Noun

(じょう)(とう)(しゃ)(きん) (jōtō shakin

  1. (anatomy) an obliquus capitis superior muscle
    Antonym: 下頭斜筋 (katō shakin)