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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Osteology :: Osteology (n.) The science which treats of the bones of the vertebrate skeleton.
Rongeur :: Rongeur (n.) An instrument for removing small rough portions of bone.
Sartorius :: Sartorius (n.) A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor's muscle, which arises from the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee. So named because its contraction was supposed to produce the position of the legs assumed by the tailor in sitting..
Intermetacarpal :: Intermetacarpal (a.) Between the metacarpal bones.
Pretemporal :: Pretemporal (a.) Situated in front of the temporal bone.
Geniohyoid :: Geniohyoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone; as, the geniohyoid muscle..
Xyster :: Xyster (n.) An instrument for scraping bones.
Phalanx :: Phalanx (n.) One of the digital bones of the hand or foot, beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode..
Greenbone :: Greenbone (n.) The European eelpout.
Ectocuniform :: Ectocuniform (n.) One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform.
Bone :: Bone (n.) Whalebone; hence, a piece of whalebone or of steel for a corset..
Pectineal :: Pectineal (a.) Relating to, or connected with, the pubic bone..
Bellibone :: Bellibone (n.) A woman excelling both in beauty and goodness; a fair maid.
Osteitis :: Osteitis (n.) Inflammation of bone.
Wang :: Wang (n.) The jaw, jawbone, or cheek bone..
Nasal :: Nasal (n.) One of the nasal bones.
Ringbone :: Ringbone (n.) A morbid growth or deposit of bony matter between or on the small pastern and the great pastern bones.
Sawbones :: Sawbones (n.) A nickname for a surgeon.
Stop :: Stop (n.) The depression in the face of a dog between the skull and the nasal bones. It is conspicuous in the bulldog, pug, and some other breeds..
Thyrohyal :: Thyrohyal (n.) One of the lower segments in the hyoid arch, often consolidated with the body of the hyoid bone and forming one of its great horns, as in man..
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