(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
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Shoulder bone
either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
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(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, 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, 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, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"; "the fundus of the sto…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"
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A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, and thought, at one time, to be due to disease of the suprar…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: flat, triangular, bones, side, shoulder.Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human beings, especially at different ages, or in different races, occupations, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: flat, triangular, bones, side, shoulder.One who attributes the human form or other human attributes to the Deity or to anything not human.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: flat, triangular, bones, side, shoulder.One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to the Deity or to a polytheistic deity. Taylor. Specifically, one of a sect of anci…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: flat, triangular, bones, side, shoulder.The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: flat, triangular, bones, side, shoulder.In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine; in other animals, that part of the body…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: flat, triangular, bones, side, shoulder.an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: flat, triangular, bones, side, shoulder.Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: flat, triangular, bones, side, shoulder.an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: flat, triangular, bones, side, shoulder.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: flat, triangular, bones, side, shoulder.an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: flat, triangular, bones, side, shoulder.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: flat, triangular, bones, side, shoulder.
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