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懸壅垂 (けんようすい, kenyousui) Japanese meaning: uvula | Kotomora

懸けん壅よう垂すい

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Meanings

1

Anatomical term for the small fleshy projection hanging from the soft palate at the back of the throat.

医い者しゃは患かん者じゃの懸けん壅よう垂すいの腫はれを確かく認にんし

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The doctor checked the swelling of the patient's uvula.

懸けん壅よう垂すいは発はっ声せいや嚥えん下げに関かん与よしている。

The uvula is involved in phonation and swallowing.

Kanji

懸state of suspension, hang, depend
壅plug up, shut up
垂droop, suspend, hang

Related words

口こう蓋がい垂すい
Synonym for uvula; 口蓋垂 is more common in everyday medical Japanese, while 懸壅垂 is a formal anatomical term.

Etymology

From Chinese 懸壅垂 (xuányōngchuí), literally 'hanging swelling pendant', referring to the uvula. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the anatomical meaning.