shaft of metatarsal bone
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shaft — SYN: diaphysis. [A.S. sceaft] s. of clavicle [TA] the elongated, rodlike body of the clavicle. SYN: corpus claviculae [TA], body of clavicle. s. of femur [TA] the cylindrical s. of the thigh bone. SYN: corpus ossis femoris [TA], body of femur,… … 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
Bone fracture — Classification and external resources Internal and external views of an arm with a compound fracture, both before and after surgery. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
Kцhler bone disease — 1. osteochondrosis of the tarsal navicular bone in children; called also tarsal scaphoiditis, epiphysitis juvenilis, osteoarthrosis juvenilis, and os naviculare pedis retardatum. 2. a disease of the second metatarsal bone, with thickening of its… … Medical dictionary
corpus ossis metatarsi — [TA] body of metatarsal bone: the long central part of a metatarsal bone. Called also shaft of metatarsal bone … Medical dictionary
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Human leg — Lateral aspect of right leg Latin membrum inferios MeSH … Wikipedia
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body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
