脳のう神しん経けい

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Meanings

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noun

cranial nerves

Medical term for the 12 pairs of nerves that emerge directly from the brain. In everyday contexts, 脳神経 is also used in compound names like 脳神経外科 (neurosurgery).

脳のう神しん経けいは全ぜん部ぶで12対たいあります。
There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves in total.

彼かれは脳のう神しん経けい外げ科かの専せん門もん医いです。

He is a specialist in neurosurgery.

Kanji

脳brain, memory
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 refers to peripheral nerves (outside the brain and spinal cord), while 脳神経 specifically means cranial nerves.
神しん経けい
神経 is the general term for 'nerve'; 脳神経 narrows it to nerves originating in the brain.

Word family

脳のう神しん経けい節せつ
cerebral ganglion
第だい八はち脳のう神しん経けい
vestibulocochlear nerve; eighth cranial nerve
脳のう神しん経けい外げ科か
neurosurgery

Built from

脳のう+神しん経けい

Etymology

Compound of 脳 (のう, 'brain') and 神経 (しんけい, 'nerve'). The term is a direct calque from Western medical terminology, likely via German or Dutch influence in the Meiji period.

脳のう神しん経けい外げ科か医い

neurosurgeon