Bone synonyms
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ossein
The collagen component of bone.
osseous matter
Composed of, containing, or like bone; bony
Relating to bone or to the skeleton.
ankylosis
The consolidation of bones or their parts to form a single unit.
carpal
Any of the bones of the human wrist or the joint corresponding to the wrist in some other vertebrates, such as dinosaurs.
These bones collectively; pelvic girdle
skeletal substance
(little) ossicle
acetabulum
(Anatomy) The cup-shaped cavity at the base of the hipbone into which the ball-shaped head of the femur fits.
(Anat., former) The talus, or anklebone, in humans
calcaneus
The quadrangular bone at the back of the tarsus.
A part or structure consisting of cartilage
The neck, esp. the back of the neck
clavicle
One of the bones of the pectoral girdle in many vertebrates.
The skull, excluding the lower jaw
diaphysis
The shaft of a long bone, as distinguished from the growing ends
The thick, most muscular segment of the insect leg, situated between the trochanter and the tibia.
An often ornamented clasp or brooch used in ancient Greece and Rome to fasten clothes.
An ornamental cloth hung over the front of an altar
humerus
The long bone of the arm or forelimb, extending from the shoulder to the elbow.
The uppermost and widest of the three bones that fuse together to form each of the hipbones.
ischium
The lowermost of the three sections of the innominate bone; bone on which the body rests when sitting
jugal
(Anatomy) A bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds; the equivalent of a malar in mammals.
lamella
One of the layers of bone around a Haversian canal
A thin flake, scale, or layer, as of metal or animal tissue
lumbar
Located at or near the part of the back lying between the lowest ribs and the hips.
The cheekbone
Either of a pair of biting jaws of an insect or other arthropod
(Anatomy) Either of a pair of bones of the human skull fusing in the midline and forming the upper jaw.
metacarpal
Any of the bones of the metacarpus
metatarsal
Any of the bones of the feet in humans or the back feet in animals that are located between the tarsal bones and the phalanges.
occipital
osselet
A little bone.
The natural process of bone formation.
osteogenesis
(Physiology) The formation and development of bone
parietal
The rules governing the visiting privileges of members of the opposite sex in college or university dormitories.
A movable bone at the front of the human knee
phalange
A right-wing Lebanese paramilitary movement based somewhat on the Spanish Falange
The forward portion of either of the hipbones, at the juncture forming the front arch of the pelvis.
A bounded range of effective activity or influence:
(Nautical) One of many curved members attached to a boat or ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull.
sacrum
A thick, triangular bone situated near the lower end of the spinal column, where it joins both innominate bones to form the dorsal part of the pelvis: it is formed in humans of five fused vertebrae
Either of two flat, triangular bones forming part of the shoulder. In humans and other primates, the scapulae lie on the upper part of the back on either side of the spine.
One of the two forms of the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet, distinguished from the letter sin by having a dot above the right side of the letter.
The bony or cartilaginous framework of the head, made up of the bones of the braincase and face; cranium.
sphenoid
(Crystallography) A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles; the hemihedral form of a square pyramid.
sternum
A long, flat bone located in the center of the chest, serving as a support for the collarbone and ribs.
synostosis
The fusion of normally separate skeletal bones.
(Geol.) A pile of rock debris at the foot of a cliff
tarsal
(Anatomy) Any of the seven bones of the tarsus.
Relating to or near the bones that form the sides and part of the base of the skull.
The fourth segment (from the base) of an insect's leg
ulna
A corresponding bone in the forelimb of other land vertebrates
osteoblast osteocyte (related)
A substance resembling ivory.
A smooth, hard, usually white or bluish-gray body of varied but usually roundish shape that is an abnormal nacreous growth within the shell of some oysters and certain other bivalve mollusks and forms around a grain of sand, a parasite, or some other foreign object: it is used as a gem
osseous-tissue
(Anatomy) The major structural and supportive connective tissue of the body which forms the rigid part of the bone organs that make up the skeletal system.
debone
To force, press, or squeeze (something) into an insufficient or barely sufficient space; stuff.
study intensively, as before an exam
To play (a tune, rhythm, etc.) on or as on a drum
study intensively, as before an exam
To study hard; cram
study intensively, as before an exam
study intensively, as before an exam
Shaped like a cube
ossicular
ossiferous
Containing bones, as a geologic deposit
aitchbone
A cut of beef around the rump bone
The bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone.
The forked bone anterior to the breastbone of most birds, formed by the fusion of the clavicles.
bony process
bone cartilage
ankylotic
Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
Relating to or involving the nose.
Also used with up:cram
To study or work hard, especially when pressed for time.
To crush, pulverize, or reduce to powder by friction, especially by rubbing between two hard surfaces:
work (related)
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