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前鋸筋 (ぜんきょきん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

前ぜん鋸きょ筋きん

Meanings

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noun

serratus anterior muscle

anatomy

Anatomical term for the muscle on the side of the chest that helps move the shoulder blade.

前ぜん鋸きょ筋きんは肩けん甲こう骨こつの動うごきに関かん係けいする筋きん肉にくです。
The serratus anterior muscle is a muscle involved in the movement of the shoulder blade.

Kanji

前in front, before
鋸saw (cuts wood)
筋muscle, sinew, tendon

Etymology

Compound of 前 (zen, 'front') + 鋸 (kyo, 'saw') + 筋 (kin, 'muscle'), referring to the saw-like appearance of the muscle's attachments on the front of the chest.