上後鋸筋

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 1
こう
Grade: 2
きょ
Jinmeiyō
きん
Grade: 6
goon kan’on
 上後鋸筋 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

(upper) +‎ (hind) +‎ (saw) +‎ (muscle), calque of New Latin mūsculus serrātus posterior superior

Noun[edit]

(じょう)(こう)(きょ)(きん) (jōkōkyokin

  1. (anatomy) a serratus posterior superior muscle
    Antonym: 下後鋸筋 (kakōkyokin)
    Coordinate term: 前鋸筋 (zenkyokin)