pulley bone
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pulley-bone — var. pully bone … Useful english dictionary
pulley bone — noun Etymology: pull (I) + ey chiefly Midland : wishbone * * * South Midland and Inland South. wishbone (def. 1). [1935 40, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
Orbital part of frontal bone — Frontal bone. Outer surface. (The Pars orbitalis is the bottom third.) F … Wikipedia
Furcula — The furcula ( little fork in Latin) is a forked bone found in birds and theropod dinosaurs, formed by the fusion of the two clavicles. In birds, its function is the strengthening of the thoracic skeleton to withstand the rigors of flight.In human … Wikipedia
Wishbone formation — The wishbone formation, also known simply as the ’bone, is an offensive formation in American football. The style of attack to which it gives rise is known as the wishbone offense. Like the spread offense today, the wishbone was considered to be… … Wikipedia
wishbone — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. furculum, breastbone, clavicle, lucky bone*, pulley bone*; see also bone … English dictionary for students
trochlea — 1. A structure serving as a pulley. 2. A smooth articular surface of bone upon which another glides. [L. pulley, fr. G. trochileia, a pulley, fr. trecho, to run] t. femoris SYN: patellar surface of femur. fibular t. of … Medical dictionary
part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See … Medical dictionary
IBM Selectric typewriter — The IBM Selectric typewriter (occasionally known as the IBM Golfball typewriter) is an influential electric typewriter design. It was introduced in 1961.Instead of a basket of pivoting typebars the Selectric had a pivoting type element… … Wikipedia
Origin of birds — For the book by Gerhard Heilmann, see The Origin of Birds (book). The famous Berlin specimen of Archaeopteryx lithographica The origin of birds is a contentious and central topic within evolutionary biology. A close relationship between birds and … Wikipedia
