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アブミ骨 (あぶみこつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アブミ骨こつ

also: とうこつ

あ

ぶ

み

こ

つ

Meanings

1

noun

stapes; stirrup bone

anatomy

Anatomical term for the smallest bone in the human body, located in the middle ear.

アブミ骨こつは耳じ小しょう骨こつの一ひとつで、音おとを内ない耳じに伝つたえる。
The stapes is one of the auditory ossicles and transmits sound to the inner ear.

Written forms

アブミ骨こつ
Standard modern spelling using katakana for あぶみ and kanji for 骨.
あぶみ骨こつ
Hiragana variant; less common but still used.
鐙骨
- あぶみこつ
  Full kanji spelling; rare and may be read とうこつ by some.
- とうこつ
  Alternate reading for the full kanji form; very rare.
とうこつ

Kanji

骨

skeleton, bone, remains

鐙stirrup

Similar words

耳じ小しょう骨こつ
General term for the three auditory ossicles (hammer, anvil, stirrup); アブミ骨 is specifically the stirrup bone.
鐙あぶみ
Means 'stirrup' (for horse riding); the bone is named after its shape.

Etymology

From 鐙 (あぶみ, 'stirrup') + 骨 (こつ, 'bone'), referring to the stirrup-like shape of the bone. The katakana spelling アブミ骨 is common in modern medical contexts.