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脊髄神経 (sekizuishinkei) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

脊せき髄ずい神しん経けい

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Meanings

1

spinal nerves

Anatomical term referring to the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from the spinal cord.

脊せき髄ずい神しん経けいは中ちゅう枢すう神しん経けいと末まっ梢

しょう

神しん

経けい

を

つなぐ

重じゅう

要よう

な

役やく

割わり

を

果は

たし

て

いる

。

Spinal nerves play an important role in connecting the central and peripheral nervous systems.

Kanji

脊stature, height, spine
髄marrow, pith, essence
神gods, mind, soul
経sutra, longitude, pass thru

Related words

末まっ梢しょう神しん経けい
末梢神経 (peripheral nerves) is a broader category that includes spinal nerves as well as cranial nerves and their branches.
中ちゅう枢すう神しん経けい
中枢神経 (central nervous system) refers to the brain and spinal cord, while 脊髄神経 are the nerves that branch off from the spinal cord.

Built from

脊せき髄ずい+神しん経けい

Etymology

Compound of 脊髄 (せきずい, 'spinal cord') and 神経 (しんけい, 'nerve').