(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
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Achilles tendon
a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf
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(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics, Medical anatomy.tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics, Medical anatomy.tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics, Medical anatomy.a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics, Medical anatomy.a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics, Medical anatomy.a joint so articulated as to move freely
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics, Medical anatomy.a joint so articulated as to move freely
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics, Medical anatomy.the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics, Medical anatomy.the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics, Medical anatomy.the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics, Medical anatomy.an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics, Medical anatomy.tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics, Medical anatomy.tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics, Medical anatomy.joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
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A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor, has a rig…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: large, tendon, runs, heel, calf.The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; --…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: large, tendon, runs, heel, calf.A crystalline, transparent, colorless substance found in the allantoic liquid of the fetal calf; -- formerly called allantoic acid and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: large, tendon, runs, heel, calf.To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat; to make a senseless noise; to talk inconsiderately.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: large, tendon, runs, heel, calf.Bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: large, tendon, runs, heel, calf.To make the noise of, or one like that of, a sheep; to cry like a sheep or calf.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: large, tendon, runs, heel, calf.Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind books in calf.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: large, tendon, runs, heel, calf.A large bird, of the genus Casuarius, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed with a k…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: large, tendon, runs, heel, calf.a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: large, tendon, runs, heel, calf.Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: large, tendon, runs, heel, calf.Having two bellies; biventral; -- applied to muscles which are fleshy at each end and have a tendon in the middle, and esp. to the mus…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: large, tendon, runs, heel, calf.A large Australian bird, of two species (Dromaius Novae-Hollandiae and D. irroratus), related to the cassowary and the ostrich. The em…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: large, tendon, runs, heel, calf.
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