満まん腹ぷく中ちゅう枢すう

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Meanings

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noun

satiety center

physiology

Physiological term for the brain region that regulates the feeling of fullness; used in medical and biological contexts.

満full, fullness, enough

腹abdomen, belly, stomach

中in, inside, middle

枢hinge, pivot, door

摂せっ食しょく中ちゅう枢すう
The feeding center, which promotes hunger, in contrast to the satiety center.

Compound of 満腹 (full stomach) and 中枢 (center, hub), a direct calque of the English physiological term 'satiety center'.