Osteology: alternatives and connections

The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.

Belonging to the axis of the body; as, the axial skeleton; or to the axis of any appendage or organ; as, the axial bones.

The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic carbonate, calcic phosphate, and g…

One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied to one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of setting bones.

Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones.

The bones of the cranium; more especially, the bones of the domelike upper portion.

The wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, or antibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of eight short b…

Having the skeleton in the state of cartilage, the bones containing little or no calcareous matter; said of certain fishes, as the stu…

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 s…

One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.

The science of divine things; the science which treats of God, his laws and moral government, and the way of salvation; theology.

Having dry bones, or bones without flesh.

To deprive of bones; to take out the bones of; to bone.

That branch of mathematics which investigates the relations, properties, and measurement of solids, surfaces, lines, and angles; the s…

A treatise on sacred things; especially, the science which treats of the ancient writings and inscriptions of the Egyptians, or a trea…

The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle; -- called also hook bones.