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中節骨 (chuusetsukotsu) Japanese meaning: middle phalanx | Kotomora

中ちゅう節せつ骨こつ

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せ

つ

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つ

Meanings

1

middle phalanx

Anatomical term for the middle bone of a finger or toe. Used in medical and biological contexts.

中ちゅう節せつ骨こつは指ゆびの第だい二に関かん節せつを構こう

成せい

する

骨ほね

です

。

The middle phalanx is the bone that forms the second joint of the finger.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
節node, season, period
骨skeleton, bone, remains

Related words

基き節せつ骨こつ
Refers to the proximal phalanx, the bone closest to the hand or foot.
末まっ節せつ骨こつ
Refers to the distal phalanx, the bone at the tip of the finger or toe.

Etymology

Compound of 中 (middle) + 節 (joint) + 骨 (bone). The reading is on'yomi throughout.