盲腸

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See also: 盲肠

Chinese

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blind intestines
trad. (盲腸)
simp. (盲肠)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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盲腸

  1. (anatomy) caecum
  2. (anatomy, proscribed) appendix
    盲腸盲肠  ―  mángcháng yán  ―  appendicitis
    盲腸盲肠  ―  mángcháng  ―  to undergo appendectomy
  3. (neologism, Internet slang) Deliberate misspelling of 盲點盲点 (mángdiǎn). See 突破盲腸突破盲肠.

Synonyms

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  • (caecum):

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
もう
Grade: S
ちょう
Grade: 6
kan'on

Etymology

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/mautyau//mɔːt͡ɕɔː//moːt͡ɕoː/

From Middle Chinese 盲腸 (MC maeng drjang, literally “blind gut”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(もう)(ちょう) (mōchōまうちやう (mautyau)?

  1. (medicine, anatomy) caecum
  2. (informal, slang) appendix

Usage notes

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The appendix sense is common in everyday parlance, but is incorrect in medical contexts, where this term refers more specifically to the caecum. The medical term for the appendix is (ちゅう)(すい) (chūsui).[2][1]

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.