Definition of bone

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Bone (n.) One of the pieces or parts of an animal skeleton; as, a rib or a thigh bone; a bone of the arm or leg; also, any fragment of bony substance. (pl.) The frame or skeleton of the body..

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Shin :: Shin (n.) The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank.
Spongiozoa :: Spongious (a.) Somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities like sponge; as, spongious bones..
Osteoblast :: Osteoblast (n.) One of the protoplasmic cells which occur in the osteogenetic layer of the periosteum, and from or around which the matrix of the bone is developed; an osteoplast..
Cuboid :: Cuboid (a.) Cube-shaped, or nearly so; as, the cuboid bone of the foot..
Ectocuniform :: Ectocuniform (n.) One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform.
Osteoplasty :: Osteoplasty (n.) An operation or process by which the total or partial loss of a bone is remedied.
Presphenoid :: Presphenoid (n.) The presphenoid bone.
Propodiale :: Propodiale (n.) The bone of either the upper arm or the thing, the propodialia being the humerus and femur..
Sesamoid :: Sesamoid (n.) A sesamoid bone or cartilage.
Jawbone :: Jawbone (n.) The bone of either jaw; a maxilla or a mandible.
Osteodentine :: Osteodentine (n.) A hard substance, somewhat like bone, which is sometimes deposited within the pulp cavity of teeth..
Hyomandibular :: Hyomandibular (a.) Pertaining both to the hyoidean arch and the mandible or lower jaw; as, the hyomandibular bone or cartilage, a segment of the hyoid arch which connects the lower jaw with the skull in fishes..
Squamosal :: Squamosal (a.) Scalelike; squamous; as, the squamosal bone..
Spavin :: Spavin (n.) A disease of horses characterized by a bony swelling developed on the hock as the result of inflammation of the bones; also, the swelling itself. The resulting lameness is due to the inflammation, and not the bony tumor as popularly supposed..
Pterygopalatine :: Pterygopalatine (a.) Of or pertaining to the pterygoid processes and the palatine bones.
Exfoliate :: Exfoliate (v. i.) To separate and come off in scales or laminae, as pieces of carious bone or of bark..
Interparietal :: Interparietal (a.) Between the parietal bones or cartilages; as, the interparietal suture..
Bufonite :: Bufonite (n.) An old name for a fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of Pycnodonts (thick teeth), whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations; toadstone; -- so named from a notion that it was originally formed in the head of a toad..
Boneless :: Boneless (a.) Without bones.
Parieto- :: Parieto- () A combining form used to indicate connection with, or relation to, the parietal bones or the parietal segment of the skull; as, the parieto-mastoid suture..
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