Thigh-bone

  • 51Ankle bone — Ankle An kle ([a^][ng] k l), n. [OE. ancle, anclow, AS. ancleow; akin to Icel. [ o]kkla, [ o]kli, Dan. and Sw. ankel, D. enklaauw, enkel, G. enkel, and perh. OHG. encha, ancha thigh, shin: cf. Skr. anga limb, anguri finger. Cf. {Haunch}.] The… …

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  • 52Epipubic bone — Skeleton of Eastern Grey Kangaroo hind legs. Epipubic bones labeled as 10 Epipubic bones are a pair of bones projecting forward from the pelvic bones of modern marsupials and of some fossil mammals: multituberculates, monotremes, and even basal… …

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  • 53Rider's bone — Rider Rid er (r[imac]d [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, rides. [1913 Webster] 2. Formerly, an agent who went out with samples of goods to obtain orders; a commercial traveler. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. One who breaks or manages a horse. Shak …

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  • 54rider's bone — noun : a bony deposit in the muscles of the upper and inner part of the thigh due to pressure and chronic irritation that are caused by the saddle in riding called also cavalry bone …

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  • 55rider's bone — a localized ossification of the inner aspect of the lower end of the tendon of the adductor muscle of the thigh (adductor tubercle), sometimes seen in horseback riders; called also cavalry b …

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  • 56animal charcoal — Bone Bone (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely …

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  • 57Dippel's oil — Bone Bone (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely …

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  • 58To be upon the bones of — Bone Bone (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely …

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  • 59To make no bones — Bone Bone (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely …

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  • 60femur — thigh bone; n. a long bone between the hip and the knee. The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum of the hip bone. The greater and lesser trochanters are protuberances on which the gluteus and psoas major muscles, respectively, are… …

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