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| bony |
having to do with or looking like bone. [1/3 definitions] |
| breastbone |
the flat bone located in the center of the chest. A person's ribs on both sides of the chest are joined to the breastbone. |
| brow |
the ridge of bone above the eye, or the hair growing on it; eyebrow. [1/2 definitions] |
| bruise |
to wound or damage without causing a break in the skin or bone. [2/3 definitions] |
| callus |
a thickened, toughened area of skin or other tissue, such as bone or bark. |
| caries |
bone or tooth decay. |
| cartilage |
a tough, white tissue that forms part of the skeleton of humans and other animals. Cartilage is not as stiff as bone. Cartilage is found in the ear, nose, and joints. |
| cast |
a thick, stiff covering for an injured limb or joint, especially one in which the bone is broken. A cast is made of cloth and some kind of liquid material that can become very hard and solid. [1/12 definitions] |
| crest |
a tuft of feathers, bone, or fur on an animal's head, or something that looks like this. The comb of a rooster is one kind of crest. [1/4 definitions] |
| eyebrow |
the ridge of bone above each eye. [2 definitions] |
| injury |
a particular wound or other physical problem caused by damage, such as a cut, a broken bone, or a burn. [1/2 definitions] |
| kneecap |
the flat, round bone in front of the knee. |
| shinbone |
the large bone in the lower half of a person's leg. |
| splint |
a thin piece of wood, metal, or plastic used to support and keep steady a broken bone. |
| tendon |
a cord or band of tough white tissue that connects a muscle with a bone or other body part; sinew. |
| thighbone |
the long bone between the hip and the knee. |
| wishbone |
a forked bone found in front of the breastbone of most birds. Wishbones from cooked birds are used to make wishes. The two ends of the bone are pulled by two different people until the bone breaks somewhere near the middle. The person with the larger end left from the break is said to have won their wish. |
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