Definition of bone

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Bone (n.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic carbonate, calcic phosphate, and gelatine; as, blood and bone..

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Pedicel :: Pedicel (n.) An outgrowth of the frontal bones, which supports the antlers or horns in deer and allied animals..
Boned :: Boned (a.) Manured with bone; as, boned land..
Angular :: Angular (n.) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes..
Exoccipital :: Exoccipital (n.) The exoccipital bone, which often forms a part of the occipital in the adult, but is usually distinct in the young..
Tarsale :: Tarsale (n.) One of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus; esp., one of the series articulating with the metatarsals..
Osteography :: Osteography (n.) The description of bones; osteology.
Desquamatory :: Desquamatory (n.) An instrument formerly used in removing the laminae of exfoliated bones.
Vertebrated :: Vertebrated (a.) Having a backbone, or vertebral column, containing the spinal marrow, as man, quadrupeds, birds, amphibia, and fishes..
Surangular :: Surangular (a.) Above the angular bone; supra-angular; -- applied to a bone of the lower jaw in many reptiles and birds.
Fronto- :: Fronto- () A combining form signifying relating to the forehead or the frontal bone; as, fronto-parietal, relating to the frontal and the parietal bones; fronto-nasal, etc..
Tarsometatarsus :: Tarsometatarsus (n.) The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus.
Pterygomaxillary :: Pterygomaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to the inner pterygoid plate, or pterygoid bone, and the lower jaw..
Knitting :: Knitting (n.) Union formed by knitting, as of bones..
Ossific :: Ossific (a.) Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.
Crossbones :: Crossbones (n. pl.) A representation of two of the leg bones or arm bones of a skeleton, laid crosswise, often surmounted with a skull, and serving as a symbol of death..
Bone :: Bone (n.) Two or four pieces of bone held between the fingers and struck together to make a kind of music.
Sagitta :: Sagitta (n.) The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes..
Palatal :: Palatal (a.) Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones..
Osteocope :: Osteocope (n.) Pain in the bones; a violent fixed pain in any part of a bone.
Desmognathous :: Desmognathous (a.) Having the maxillo-palatine bones united; -- applied to a group of carinate birds (Desmognathae), including various wading and swimming birds, as the ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds..
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