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趾骨

Word · Noun

phalanx; toe bone

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Meanings

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1.

noun

phalanx; the small long bones forming the toes

Anatomical term. Each foot has 14 phalanges total: the big toe has 2 (proximal and distal), while the other four toes each have 3 (proximal, middle, and distal).

Tā他
de的
zhǐ趾
gǔ骨
zài在
shì事
gù故
zhōng中
gǔ骨
zhé折
le了
 。

He fractured his phalanges in the accident.

Měi每
zhī只
jiǎo脚
gòng共
yǒu有
shí十
sì四
kuài块
zhǐ趾
gǔ骨
 。

Each foot has a total of fourteen phalanges.

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Yī医
shēng生
tōng通
guò过
XX
guāng光
piàn片
jiǎn检
chá查
tā他
de的
zhǐ趾
gǔ骨
sǔn损
shāng伤
qíng情
kuàng况
 。

The doctor examined the damage to his phalanges using X-rays.