(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
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an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
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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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The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, joint, bones, skull.One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied to one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of setting bones.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, joint, bones, skull.Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, joint, bones, skull.The bones which inclose the brain; the skull; the cranium.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, joint, bones, skull.The bones of the cranium; more especially, the bones of the domelike upper portion.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, joint, bones, skull.The wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, or antibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of eight short b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, joint, bones, skull.A carnivorous American Jurassic dinosaur allied to the European Megalosaurus. The animal was nearly twenty feet in length, and the sku…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, joint, bones, skull.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: immovable, joint, bones, skull.The union or articulation of bones to form a joint.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, joint, bones, skull.The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the br…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, joint, bones, skull.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…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, joint, bones, skull.One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immovable, joint, bones, skull.
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