頸椎

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See also: 颈椎

Chinese

neck spine; a hammer
trad. (頸椎)
simp. (颈椎)

Pronunciation


Noun

頸椎

  1. cervical vertebra

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
けい
Hyōgai
つい
Grade: S
kan'on
Alternative spelling
頚椎
 頸椎 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

(neck) +‎ (vertebra)

Pronunciation

Noun

(けい)(つい) (keitsui

  1. a cervical vertebra
    Hypernym: 椎骨 (tsuikotsu)
    Hyponyms: 環椎 (kantsui), 軸椎 (jikutsui)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN