Sep 9, 2013 09:42
10 yrs ago
Japanese term

ロート状

Japanese to English Medical General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
In the sentence:
臍下丹田がロート状に陥没し
In a paragraph about a breathing technique.

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Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 concave / hollow
3 funnel-shaped

Proposed translations

+1
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concave / hollow

I think this is talking about the area of the navel chakra (臍下丹田) becoming depressed / concave / hollow. The term "funnel chest" is sometimes used in English (and more commonly 漏斗胸 in Japanese) to describe pectus excavatum.
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agree Chrisso (X)
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funnel-shaped

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