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側心体 (そくしんたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

側そく心しん体たい

Meanings

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noun

corpus cardiacum

entomology

A neuroendocrine organ in insects, part of the retrocerebral complex. Used in entomology and insect physiology.

昆こん虫ちゅうの側そく心しん体たいは、アラタ体たいとともにホルモン分ぶん泌ぴつに関かん与よする。
The corpus cardiacum of insects, together with the corpus allatum, is involved in hormone secretion.

Kanji

側side, lean, oppose
心heart, mind, spirit
体body, substance, object

Similar words

アラタ体たい
Corpus allatum; another insect endocrine organ often mentioned alongside 側心体.

Etymology

The term is composed of 側 (side), 心 (heart), and 体 (body), likely a calque or translation of the Latin 'corpus cardiacum' (cardiac body). The exact derivation is uncertain.