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下区動脈 (かくどうみゃく, kakudoumyaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

下か区く動どう脈みゃく

Meanings

1

inferior segmental artery

Anatomical term for the artery supplying the inferior segment of an organ, typically the kidney.

腎じん臓ぞうの下か区く動どう脈みゃくは、下か極きょく区く域いきに血けつ液えきを供きょう給きゅうする。
The inferior segmental artery of the kidney supplies blood to the lower pole segment.

Kanji

下below, down, descend
区ward, district
動move, motion, change
脈vein, pulse, hope

Etymology

Compound of 下区 (かく, 'inferior segment') and 動脈 (どうみゃく, 'artery'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term follows standard medical naming conventions.