虫垂

See also: 蟲垂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
虫	垂
ちゅう Grade: 1	すい Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps a calque of Latin vermix.

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ちゅうすい [chùúsúí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
- IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨᵝːsɨᵝi]
Homophones: 宙水, 注水

Noun

虫垂 (hiragana ちゅうすい, rōmaji chūsui)

(anatomy) an appendix

Derived terms

虫 (ちゅう)垂 (すい)炎 (えん) (chūsuien)

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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