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陥没乳頭 (kanbotsunyuutou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

陥かん没ぼつ乳にゅう頭とう

か

ん

ぼ

つ

にゅ

う

と

う

Meanings

1

inverted nipple; retracted nipple

Medical/anatomical term for a nipple that is pulled inward rather than protruding. Used in clinical contexts.

陥かん没ぼつ乳にゅう頭とうは、先せん天てん的てきな場ば

合あい

と

後こう

天てん

的てき

な

場ば

合あい

が

ある

。

Inverted nipples can be congenital or acquired.

陥かん没ぼつ乳にゅう頭とうの治ち療りょうには手しゅ術じゅつが行おこなわれることもある。

Surgery is sometimes performed to treat inverted nipples.

Kanji

陥collapse, fall into, cave in
没drown, sink, hide
乳milk, breasts
頭head, counter for large animals

Built from

陥かん没ぼつ+乳にゅう頭とう

Etymology

Compound of 陥没 (kanbotsu, 'caving in, depression') and 乳頭 (nyūtō, 'nipple'). The reading かんぼつにゅうとう follows standard on'yomi.