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| lamina [pl. laminae]; thin, flat layer (or, membrane) |
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| frontal bone; forehead bone |
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| mastoid process [a process is a projection or outgrowth of bone] |
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| parietal bone; any “wall” (in a cavity or organ) |
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| sphenoid bone; a wedge-shaped bone |
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| temporal bone; temple bone |
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| cheek; cheek bone; malar bone; zygomatic bone |
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| sacrum; triangular pelvic bone |
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| acromion; the lateral projection of the shoulder blade |
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| ischium; lower pelvic bone |
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| carpus; carpal bone; wrist; wrist bone [i.e., either the wrist joint or one or more of the bones which make up the wrist joint] |
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| metacarpal; bone radiating from wrist to fingers |
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| phalanx [pl. phalanges]; finger bone; toe bone |
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| radius; the shorter of the lower arm bones |
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| ulna; the longer of the lower arm bones |
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| acetabulum; hip bone socket [into which femur fits] |
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| condyle; knuckle [of the fingers or toes]; rounded bone protuberance [which articulates with another bone] |
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| fibula; smaller bone of lower leg |
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| malleolus; ankle protuberance |
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| tarsus; tarsal bone; ankle; ankle bone [analogous to carpus, above] |
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| metatarsus; metatarsal bone; bone radiating from the ankle to the toes |
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| tibia; shin bone; larger bone of lower leg |
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| fascia; connective tissue enclosing a muscle |
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| bursa; sac of synovial fluid |
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| synovial fluid; fluid that lubricates the joint; synovial membrane |
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| crooked; bent; stiff; fixed; fused; imperforated |
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| protective (of something) [with suffix -ic]; protective against (something) [with suffix -ic]; protective by means of (a substance or process) |
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rhabd-
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| rod; rod-shaped; skeletal; striated |
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| absence of strength; weakness |
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surgical immobilization; surgical fusion
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bearing; containing
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| protection (of something); protection against (something); protection by means of (a substance or process) |
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