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挟瞼器 (きょうけんき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

挟きょう瞼けん器き

Meanings

1

noun

entropion forceps

A specialized surgical instrument used in ophthalmology to correct entropion (inward-turning eyelid).

眼がん科か医いは挟きょう瞼けん器きを使つかって眼がん瞼けん内ない反はん症しょうの手しゅ術じゅつを行おこなった。
The ophthalmologist performed entropion surgery using entropion forceps.

Kanji

挟pinch, between
瞼eyelids
器utensil, vessel, receptacle

Etymology

Compound of 挟 (kyō, 'to pinch') + 瞼 (ken, 'eyelid') + 器 (ki, 'instrument'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling directly describes the instrument's function.