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Tibia

The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.

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Leg 70% connected

A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and…

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Shin 92% connected

The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Apophysis noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra

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Apparatus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"

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Articulatio noun · 78% connection

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

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Articulation noun · 78% connection

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

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Base noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"

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Bodily cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cavum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cingulum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)

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Concha noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

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Cornu noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape

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Corona noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape

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Diaphragm noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

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Fissure noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

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Fundus noun · 78% connection

(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…

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Groove noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

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Hilum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"

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Hilus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"

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Arm noun · 78% connection

The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.

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Bony adjective · 78% connection

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

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Bowleg noun · 78% connection

a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inner, preaxial, larger, bones, hind.
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Calf bone noun · 78% connection

the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

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Crus noun · 78% connection

That part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh, and the ankle, or tarsus; the shank.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inner, preaxial, larger, bones, hind.
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Crutch noun · 78% connection

A knee, or piece of knee timber

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inner, preaxial, larger, bones, hind.
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Dib noun · 78% connection

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

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Dinosauria n. pl. · 78% connection

An order of extinct mesozoic reptiles, mostly of large size (whence the name). Notwithstanding their size, they present birdlike chara…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inner, preaxial, larger, bones, hind.
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Dislimb verb · 78% connection

To tear limb from limb; to dismember.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inner, preaxial, larger, bones, hind.
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Dismember verb · 78% connection

To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inner, preaxial, larger, bones, hind.
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Elbow bone noun · 78% connection

the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm

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Expressionism noun · 78% connection

an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling wa…

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