髁 (kē) — condyle
Definition
A specialized anatomical term: a rounded bony knob at the end of a bone, usually at a joint (knee, jaw). It is always used as part of a medical or anatomical phrase, almost always followed by 部.
noun
condyle
Easily confused
- 踝huáilook-alikeankle (bound form, used in compounds)
- 颗kēsound-alike(classifier) for small roundish objects such as pearls, grains, teeth, hearts, stars, satellites
- 科kēsound-alike(noun) subject, discipline, field of study
- 棵kēsound-alike(classifier) for trees, cabbages, plants, and other growing vegetation
- 嗑kēsound-aliketo crack (seeds) between one's teeth
- 柯kēsound-alike(bound form) branch (in literary or botanical compounds)
Examples
- 髁。Tā de xī guān jié kē bù shòu le shāng.He injured the condyle of his knee joint.
- X髁。Yī shēng zài X guāng piàn shàng kàn dào le kē bù gǔ zhé.The doctor saw a condylar fracture on the X-ray.
- 髁。kē Bù shì gǔ gé de zhòng yào zǔ chéng bù fen.The condyle is an important part of the bone structure.
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