膈かく

noun

diaphragm; vicinity of the diaphragm

Rare anatomical term for the diaphragm or the area around it. In modern Japanese, 横隔膜 (おうかくまく) is the standard word for 'diaphragm'.

• 古こ典てん医い学がく書しょでは「膈かく」が横おう隔かく膜まくを指さすことがある。

  In classical medical texts, 膈 can refer to the diaphragm.