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The character 髂 is a phono-semantic compound combining the bone radical 骨 (gǔ) on the left and the phonetic component 客 (kè) on the right, marking it as a skeletal term pronounced like kè. It denotes the ilium, the largest and uppermost bone of the pelvis, and appears in clinical vocabulary such as 髂骨 (ilium bone) and 髂动脉 (iliac artery) for structures in the hip and lower abdomen. Coined for modern anatomical science, 髂 has no other meanings, historical metaphorical usages, or functions beyond strict biomedical contexts.
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