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披裂軟骨 (ひれつなんこつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

披ひ裂れつ軟なん骨こつ

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Meanings

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arytenoid cartilage

Anatomical term for the paired cartilages in the larynx to which the vocal cords are attached.

披ひ裂れつ軟なん骨こつは声せい帯たいの動うごき

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The arytenoid cartilages play an important role in the movement of the vocal cords.

Kanji

披expose, open
裂split, rend, tear
軟soft
骨skeleton, bone, remains

Etymology

Compound of 披裂 (hiretsu, 'splitting open') and 軟骨 (nankotsu, 'cartilage'), likely a calque from Western anatomical terminology.