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哺乳器官 (ほにゅうきかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

哺ほ乳にゅう器き官かん

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Meanings

1

mamma; mammary organ

Anatomical term for the milk-secreting organ of female mammals. Used in scientific or medical contexts.

哺ほ乳にゅう器き官かんは乳にゅう腺せんと乳にゅう

頭とう

から

構こう

成せい

さ

れる

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The mammary organ is composed of mammary glands and a nipple.

Kanji

哺nurse, suckle
乳milk, breasts
器utensil, vessel, receptacle
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Related words

乳ち房ぶさ
乳房 is a more common, everyday word for breast, while 哺乳器官 is a technical anatomical term.
乳にゅう腺せん
乳腺 specifically refers to the mammary gland, a component of the 哺乳器官.

Built from

哺ほ乳にゅう+器き官かん

Etymology

Compound of 哺乳 (ほにゅう, 'lactation, suckling') and 器官 (きかん, 'organ'). A straightforward modern technical term.