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虫様突起 (ちゅうようとっき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

虫ちゅう様よう突とっ起き

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Meanings

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noun

vermiform appendix; vermiform process

obsolete termanatomy

Obsolete anatomical term for the vermiform appendix. Modern Japanese uses 虫垂 (ちゅうすい) instead.

See also: 虫垂

古ふるい医い学がく書しょでは、虫ちゅう垂すいのことを虫ちゅう様よう突とっ起きと記

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In old medical texts, the vermiform appendix is written as 虫様突起.

Kanji

虫insect, bug, temper
様Esq., way, manner
突stab, protruding, thrust
起rouse, wake up, get up

Similar words

虫ちゅう垂すい
Modern standard term for the vermiform appendix. 虫様突起 is an obsolete synonym.

Etymology

Composed of 虫 (むし, 'worm'), 様 (よう, 'like'), and 突起 (とっき, 'protrusion'), literally 'worm-like protrusion'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is now obsolete.