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In anatomical contexts, the character 颌 (hé) is a phono-semantic compound referring to the jaw or jawbone. Its traditional form 頜 contains the radical 頁 (yè), meaning head or face, which appears in the simplified form as 页, linking the character to the cranial region. The left component 合 (hé), meaning to close or join, acts as the phonetic element while also illustrating the jaw's hinging action of bringing the upper and lower bones together for biting and chewing. This term is commonly used in medical, dental, and zoological terminology for skeletal structures.
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我的下颌有点疼。
他摸了摸自己的颌骨。
医生检查了我的上颌和下颌。
颌关节疼痛会影响吃饭。
在摔倒时，他伤到了颌面部位。
颌骨发育不良可能导致牙齿排列不齐。
由于颌关节紊乱，她张嘴时会有弹响声。
现代口腔医学通过颌面外科手术纠正先天颌骨畸形。