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肝動脈 (kandoumyaku) Japanese meaning: hepatic artery | Kotomora

肝かん動どう脈みゃく

か

ん

ど

う

みゃ

く

Meanings

1

hepatic artery

Anatomical term for the artery supplying the liver.

肝かん動どう脈みゃくは肝かん臓ぞうに血けつ液えきを送おくる血けっ管

かん

です

。

The hepatic artery is the blood vessel that supplies blood to the liver.

Kanji

肝liver, pluck, nerve
動move, motion, change
脈vein, pulse, hope

Word family

総そう肝かん動どう脈みゃく
common hepatic artery
固こ有ゆう肝かん動どう脈みゃく
proper hepatic artery; arteria hepatica propria

Etymology

Compound of 肝 (kan, 'liver') and 動脈 (dōmyaku, 'artery').