棘上筋

棘上筋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
棘	上	筋
きょく Hyōgaiji	じょう Grade: 1	きん Grade: 6
kan’on	goon	kan’on

Etymology

棘 (“spine”) +‎ 上 (“above”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”), calque of New Latin musculus supraspinatus

Noun

棘(きょく)上(じょう)筋(きん) • (kyokujōkin) 

1. (anatomy) a supraspinatus muscle

See also

• 棘(きょく)下(か)筋(きん) (kyokukakin)