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二分脊椎 (nibunsekitsui) Japanese meaning: spina bifida | Kotomora

二に分ぶん脊せき椎つい

に

ぶ

ん

せ

き

つ

い

Meanings

1

Medical term for a congenital neural tube defect where the spinal column does not close completely.

二に分ぶん脊せき椎ついは、胎たい児

じ

期き

に

脊せき

椎つい

が

正せい

常じょう

に

形けい

成せい

さ

れ

ない

先せん

天てん

異い

常じょう

です

。

Spina bifida is a congenital anomaly in which the spine does not form properly during fetal development.

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
分part, minute of time, segment
脊stature, height, spine
椎chinquapin, mallet, spine

Word family

二に分ぶん脊せき椎つい症しょう
spina bifida

Built from

二に分ぶん+脊せき椎つい

Etymology

Compound of 二分 (nibun, 'splitting into two') + 脊椎 (sekitsui, 'spine'), directly translating the medical concept of a split spine.