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開瞼器 (かいけんき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

開かい瞼けん器き

Meanings

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noun

eyelid speculum; lid retractor

Medical instrument used to hold the eyelids open during ophthalmic procedures.

眼がん科か医いは手しゅ術じゅつ中ちゅうに開かい瞼けん器きを使つかってまぶたを開ひらいたままにした。
The ophthalmologist used an eyelid speculum to keep the eyelids open during the surgery.

Kanji

開open, unfold, unseal
瞼eyelids
器utensil, vessel, receptacle

Etymology

Compound of 開 (kai, 'open'), 瞼 (ken, 'eyelid'), and 器 (ki, 'instrument'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern medical coinage.