岬こう角かく

noun

promontory; anatomical promontory

Rare term for a promontory, including the anatomical promontory (a projecting part of a bone). In modern Japanese, 岬 (みさき) is the common word for a geographical cape or promontory.

• 解かい剖ぼう学がくの文ぶん献けんで「岬こう角かく」という語ごを見みかけることがある。

  You may come across the term 岬角 in anatomical literature.