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輪状軟骨 (rinjounankotsu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

輪りん状じょう軟なん骨こつ

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Meanings

1

cricoid cartilage; annular cartilage

Anatomical term for the ring-shaped cartilage of the larynx.

輪りん状じょう軟なん骨こつは喉こう頭とうの下か部ぶにあるリング

状じょう

の

軟なん

骨こつ

です

。

The cricoid cartilage is a ring-shaped cartilage located in the lower part of the larynx.

Kanji

輪wheel, ring, circle
状status quo, conditions, circumstances
軟soft
骨skeleton, bone, remains

Related words

甲こう状じょう軟なん骨こつ
甲状軟骨 is the thyroid cartilage (Adam's apple), located above the cricoid cartilage.

Built from

輪りん状じょう+軟なん骨こつ

Etymology

From 輪状 (ring-shaped) + 軟骨 (cartilage). The term is a direct anatomical description.