epactal bone
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epactal bone proper — os interparietale … Medical dictionary
Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
epactal — (ˈ)ē|paktəl, (ˈ)e|p , ə̇ˈp adjective Etymology: probably from French épactal, from Greek epaktos + French al of a bone : occurring irregularly in the sutures of the skull compare wormian bone … Useful english dictionary
os suturale — [TA] pl., osґsa suturaґlia sutural bone: any of the small irregular bones in the sutures between the bones of the skull, most frequently in the course of the lambdoid suture and often at the fontanelles (ossa fonticulorum); called also epactal… … Medical dictionary
Ossicle — Any small bone, such as the tiny bones within the human ear. * * * A small bone; specifically, one of the bones of the tympanic cavity or middle ear. SYN: ossiculum [TA], bonelet. [L. ossiculum, dim. of os, bone] Andernach ossicles SYN: sutural… … Medical dictionary
