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子宮頸管 (しきゅうけいかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

子し宮きゅう頸けい管かん

し

きゅ

う

け

い

か

ん

Meanings

1

cervical canal

Anatomical term for the passage through the cervix connecting the uterus and vagina.

子し宮きゅう頸けい管かんの長ながさは妊にん娠

しん

中ちゅう

に

超ちょう

音おん

波ぱ

で

測はか

ら

れる

。

The length of the cervical canal is measured by ultrasound during pregnancy.

Kanji

子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
宮Shinto shrine, constellations, palace
頸neck, head
管pipe, tube, wind instrument

Related words

子し宮きゅう頸けい部ぶ
Refers to the cervix as a whole, while 子宮頸管 specifically means the canal inside the cervix.

Word family

子し宮きゅう頸けい管かん無む力りょく症しょう
cervical incompetence; cervical insufficiency

Built from

子し宮きゅう+頸けい管かん

Etymology

Compound of 子宮 (shikyū, 'uterus') + 頸 (kei, 'neck') + 管 (kan, 'tube, duct'). The term directly describes the anatomical structure.