also: はいちょうきん
gastrocnemius muscle
Obsolete anatomical term for the calf muscle; modern Japanese uses 腓腹筋 (ひふくきん).
See also: 腓腹筋
In old anatomy books, the notation '腓腸筋' can be found.
Obsolete anatomical term; the standard reading is ひちょうきん. The irregular reading はいちょうきん is also recorded.
Irregular kana reading for the same obsolete term.
Formed from 腓腸, an anatomical term for the fleshy calf of the leg, and 筋 “muscle.”