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Flat bone — Infobox Anatomy Name = Flat bone Latin = os planum |hi guys GraySubject = 17 GrayPage = 79 Caption = Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = o 07 DorlandsSuf = 12598626 Flat Bones. Where the principal requirement is… … Wikipedia
flat bone — noun part of the sirloin next to the wedge bone • Hypernyms: ↑cut of beef • Part Holonyms: ↑sirloin * * * noun : any of various bones (as of the skull, the jaw, the pelvis, or the rib ca … Useful english dictionary
Bone, parietal — The main bone on the side of the skull. Although the parietal bone is curved, it is considered a flat bone (as opposed to a tubular bone). The parietal bone is shaped like an irregular quadrangle. It articulates (joins) with the other parietal… … Medical dictionary
Bone, breast — Familiar name for what is medically termed the sternum, the long flat bone in the middle of the front of the chest. The sternum articulates (comes together) with the cartilages of the first seven ribs and with the clavicle (collar bone) to form… … 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 marrow — Simplified illustration of cells in bone marrow. Latin medulla ossium Code TA … Wikipedia
Bone marrow examination — Diagnostics A Wright s stained bone marrow aspirate smear from a patient with leukemia. MeSH … Wikipedia
bone — [bōn] n. [ME bon < OE ban, bone, esp. of a limb, akin to Ger bein, a leg; only Gmc] 1. any of the separate parts of the hard connective tissue forming the skeleton of most full grown vertebrate animals 2. this tissue, composed essentially of… … English World dictionary
bone marrow — n a soft highly vascular modified connective tissue that occupies the cavities and cancellous part of most bones and occurs in two forms: a) a whitish or yellowish bone marrow consisting chiefly of fat cells and predominating in the cavities of… … Medical dictionary
bone|set — «BOHN SEHT», noun. any plant of a genus of plants of the composite family with flat clusters of white, rose, or purple flowers; thoroughwort … Useful english dictionary
