小後頭直筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小 後 頭 直 筋
しょう
Grade: 1
こう
Grade: 2
とう
Grade: 2
ちょく
Grade: 2
きん
Grade: 6
kan’on

Etymology

小 (“small”) +‎ 後 (“post-”) +‎ 頭 (“head”) +‎ 直 (“straight”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”), calque of New Latin mūsculus rēctus capitis posterior minor

Noun

小(しょう)後(こう)頭(とう)直(ちょく)筋(きん) • (shōkōtōchokukin) 

  1. (anatomy) a rectus capitis posterior minor muscle
    Antonym: 大後頭直筋 (daikōtōchokukin)
    Hypernym: 直筋 (chokkin)
    Coordinate term: 前頭直筋 (zentōchokukin)

See also

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