膝(しつ)関節(かんせつ)

しつかんせつ
noun
knee joint
1. knee joint
The joint connecting the thigh bone and the lower leg bones, which lets the leg bend and straighten. It is one of the largest joints in the body.
膝(しつ)関節(かんせつ)が痛(いた)い。
My knee joint hurts.
走(はし)りすぎて膝(しつ)関節(かんせつ)に負担(ふたん)がかかった。
I ran too much and put strain on my knee joint.
加齢(かれい)とともに膝(しつ)関節(かんせつ)の軟骨(なんこつ)がすり減(へ)り、痛(いた)みが出(で)ることがある。
With aging, the cartilage in the knee joint wears down and pain can appear.

Composed of 膝(しつ) (knee) + 関節(かんせつ) (joint). An anatomy term; in this compound 膝(ひざ) takes its on'yomi しつ rather than the everyday reading ひざ.

USAGE:

  • 膝(しつ)関節(かんせつ)が痛(いた)む: the knee joint aches
  • 膝(しつ)関節(かんせつ)に負担(ふたん)がかかる: strain is placed on the knee joint

RELATED TERMS:

  • 関節(かんせつ): joint
  • 軟骨(なんこつ): cartilage — the tissue that cushions the joint
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