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頚鼓動脈 (keikodoumyaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

頚けい鼓こ動どう脈みゃく

Meanings

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caroticotympanic arteries

Anatomical term for small arteries in the temporal bone; used in medical contexts.

頚けい鼓こ動どう脈みゃくは側そく頭とう骨こつ内ないを走そう行こうする小しょう動どう脈みゃくである。
The caroticotympanic arteries are small arteries that run within the temporal bone.

Kanji

頚neck, head
鼓drum, beat, rouse
動move, motion, change
脈vein, pulse, hope

Etymology

Compound of 頚 (けい, 'neck') + 鼓 (こ, 'drum') + 動脈 (どうみゃく, 'artery'), referring to the arteries' location near the tympanic cavity.