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子宮頸管 (shikyuukeikan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

子し宮きゅう頸けい管かん

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きゅ

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け

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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.