- rudimentary bone
- a bone that has only partially developed.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
rudimentary bone
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Bone, coccygeal — The small tail like bone at the bottom of the spine very near to the anus. The coccyx is made up of 3 5 rudimentary vertebrae. It is the lowest part of the spinal column. The word coccygeal comes from the Greek kokkyx meaning cuckoo bird. It got… … Medical dictionary
splint bone — noun a rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑os * * * noun 1. : one of the rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bones resembling a splint on either … Useful english dictionary
Ossification of temporal bone — 1. Outer surface of petromastoid part. 2. Outer surface of tympanic ring. 3. Inner surface of squama. Figure 7& … Wikipedia
Splint bone — Splint Splint, n. [Akin to D. splinter,G. splinter, splitter, Dan. splint, Sw. splint a kind of spike, a forelock (in nautical use), Sw. splintato splint, splinter, Dan. splinte, and E. split. See {Split}, v. t., and cf. {Splent}.] 1. A piece… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
splint bone — n one of the slender rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bones on either side of the cannon bone in the limbs of the horse and related animals … Medical dictionary
splint bone — noun Date: 1704 one of the slender rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bones on either side of the cannon bone in the limbs of the horse and related animals … New Collegiate Dictionary
splint bone — one of the rudimentary, splintlike metacarpal or metatarsal bones of the horse or some allied animal, one on each side of the back of each cannon bone. [1695 1705] * * * … Universalium
Coccyx bone — The small tail like bone at the bottom of the spine very near to the anus. The coccyx is made up of 3 5 rudimentary vertebrae. It is the lowest part of the spinal column. The word coccyx comes from the Greek kokkyx meaning cuckoo bird. It got… … Medical dictionary
splint bone — splint′ bone n. vet one of a pair of rudimentary bones of the horse and allied animals, situated on either side of the shank at the back of the legs • Etymology: 1695–1705 … From formal English to slang
splint-bone — /ˈsplɪnt boʊn/ (say splint bohn) noun one of the rudimentary, splint like metacarpal or metatarsal bones of the horse or some allied animal, closely applied one on each side of the back of each cannon bone …
