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渦巻き管 (うずまきかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

渦うず巻まき管かん

Meanings

1

noun

cochlear duct

anatomy

Anatomical term for the spiral-shaped duct in the inner ear. Also called 蝸牛管 (かぎゅうかん).

See also: 蝸牛管

うずまき管かんは内ない耳じにある蝸か牛ぎゅうの一いち部ぶです。
The cochlear duct is a part of the cochlea in the inner ear.

Written forms

渦うず巻まき管かん
Standard kanji spelling using 渦巻き (spiral) and 管 (duct).
うずまき管かん
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; the first part is written in hiragana.
渦うず巻まき管かん
Abbreviated kanji spelling without the okurigana き.

Kanji

管pipe, tube, wind instrument
渦whirlpool, eddy, vortex

巻scroll, volume, book

Similar words

蝸か牛ぎゅう管かん
Synonym for うずまき管; 蝸牛管 uses the kanji 蝸牛 (snail) and is also a medical term.
蝸か牛ぎゅう
Refers to the cochlea as a whole, while うずまき管 specifically denotes the duct inside it.

Etymology

Compound of 渦巻き (うずまき, 'spiral, whirlpool') and 管 (かん, 'pipe, duct'), describing the spiral-shaped duct in the inner ear.