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外転神経 (がいてんしんけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

外がい転てん神しん経けい

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Meanings

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abducens nerve

Anatomical term for the sixth cranial nerve, which controls lateral eye movement.

外がい転てん神しん経けいは眼がん球きゅうを外そと側

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The abducens nerve functions to move the eyeball outward.

Kanji

外outside
転revolve, turn around, change
神gods, mind, soul
経sutra, longitude, pass thru

Built from

外がい転てん+神しん経けい

Etymology

Compound of 外転 (abduction, outward turning) and 神経 (nerve), a calque of the Western anatomical term 'abducens nerve'.