Bone synonyms
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(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.
Any of the bones of the human wrist or the joint corresponding to the wrist in some other vertebrates, such as dinosaurs.
(Zoology) A cup-shaped structure, such as the sucker of a tapeworm or leech.
Relating to bone or to the skeleton.
ossein
The collagen component of bone.
Composed of, containing, or like bone; bony
osseous matter
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debone
bony (related)
Located at or near the part of the back lying between the lowest ribs and the hips.
The pelvis is a bony structure near the base of the spine to which the legs are attached.
skeletal substance
ankylosis
(Med.) A stiffening of a joint, caused by the pathological joining of bones or fibrous parts, as from an injury
(little) ossicle
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(Anat., former) The talus, or anklebone, in humans
The definition of cartilage is tough, whitish tissue that is almost fully replaced by bone as someone grows into an adult.
The skull, excluding the lower jaw
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diaphysis
The shaft of a long bone, as distinguished from the growing ends
Femur is defined as the thighbone, the longest and thickest bone in the body.
The fibula is defined as the thinner of the two large bones in the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle.
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.
One of the layers of bone around a Haversian canal
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Either of a pair of biting jaws of an insect or other arthropod
Any of the bones of the metacarpus.
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.
osselet
A little bone.
(Physiology) The formation and development of bone
The small, flat, movable bone at the front of the knee in most mammals.
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 line segment that joins the center of a circle or sphere with any point on the circumference of the circle or the surface of the sphere. It is half the length of the diameter.
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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.
(Crystallography) A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles; the hemihedral form of a square pyramid.
A long flat bone in most vertebrates that is situated along the ventral midline of the thorax and articulates with the ribs. The manubrium of the sternum articulates with the clavicles in humans and certain other vertebrates.
The entire ankle
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osteoblast osteocyte (related)
The hard, dense, calcified tissue that forms the skeleton of most vertebrates, consisting of a matrix made up of collagen fibers and mineral salts. There are two main types of bone structure: compact, which is solid and hard, and cancellous, which is spongy in appearance. Bone serves as a framework for the attachment of muscles and protects vital organs, such as the brain, heart, and lungs.
A substance resembling ivory.
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Natural and cultured pearls can be harvested from both fresh and saltwater. Saltwater pears are considered higher in quality since most freshwater pearls have lumpier construction and shapes.
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.
study intensively, as before an exam
(Intransitive) To beat with a rapid succession of strokes.
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To study hard; cram
study intensively, as before an exam
study intensively, as before an exam
ossicular
ossiferous
Containing bones, as a geologic deposit
aitchbone
A cut of beef around the rump bone
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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.
tooth (related)
cartilaginous (related)
soft-tissue (related)
skeletal (related)
tissue (related)
subchondral (related)
foreskin (related)
jawbone (related)
tendon (related)
vertebra (related)
dura-mater (related)
limb (related)
bony process
bone cartilage
Either of two slender bones that extend from the upper part of the sternum (breastbone) to the shoulder.
ischium
(Anatomy) The lowest of the three bones that make up each side of the pelvis. [from 17th c.]
jugal
(Anatomy) A bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds; the equivalent of a malar in mammals.
Either of a pair of bones of the human skull fusing in the midline and forming the upper jaw.
An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously, such asm and n.
The natural process of bone formation.
synostosis
(Medicine) The abnormal development of a joint.
Also used with up:cram
To study or work hard, especially when pressed for time.
To instill through repetitive teaching.
work (related)
Followed by with. General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients.
Shaped like a cube
ankylotic
Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
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