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ほおぼね 頬骨
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone​
Wikipedia definition
2. Zygomatic bone​In the human skull, the zygomatic bone (cheekbone, malar bone) is a paired bone which articulates with the maxilla, the temporal bone, the sphenoid bone and the frontal bone. The zygomatic is homologous to the jugal bone of other tetrapods. It is situated at the upper and lateral part of the face and forms the prominence of the cheek, part of the lateral wall and floor of the orbit, and parts of the temporal and infratemporal fossa.
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頬骨 【きょうこつ】、頬骨 【ほほぼね】、頬骨 【つらぼね】

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