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The character 髁 is a phono-semantic compound, combining the semantic radical 骨 (meaning bone or skeletal structure) on the left with the phonetic element 果 on the right. Its meaning is strictly anatomical, referring to the condyle , the rounded prominence at a bone's end that forms part of a joint. The term is used in medical and biological texts to describe specific osteological features, such as the condyles of the femur or tibia, and it has no metaphorical or abstract meanings.
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