tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
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Rotator cuff
a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move
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chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics.chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics.tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics.relating to muscles and skeleton
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics.the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics.the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics.chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics.an inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics.abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics.corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics.corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics.a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Orthopaedics.a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
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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: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciae which cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, many muscles. They…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.A broad leather belt formerly worn by soldiers over the right shoulder and across the breast under the left arm. Originally it was use…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint, by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of cli…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.A part of the shoulder of a beef creature, or of the neck piece near the shoulder. See Illust. of Beef.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles, generally of the flexor muscles.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; -- with prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in racing…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.A hole bored through a tenon nearer to the shoulder than the holes through the cheeks are to the edge or abutment against which the sh…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.The shoulder of a bastion, or the place where its face and flank meet and form the angle, called the angle of the shoulder.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.A shoulder ornament or badge worn by military and naval officers, differences of rank being marked by some peculiar form or device, as…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.The aggregate of the muscles, fat, and other tissues which cover the framework of bones in man and other animals; especially, the musc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.To support and sustain the credit of, as a commercial scheme or a joint-stock company, so as to enable it to go into, or continue in,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a nod…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: supporting, structure, shoulder, consisting, muscles.The surface forming the beveled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two…
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