虫ちゅう様よう突とっ起き

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よ

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Meanings

1

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.

Kanji

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

Related words

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

Word family

虫ちゅう様よう突とっ起き炎えん
appendicitis

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.