Collar-bone

  • 11collar — n. & v. n. 1 the part of a shirt, dress, coat, etc., that goes round the neck, either upright or turned over. 2 a band of linen, lace, etc., completing the upper part of a costume. 3 a band of leather or other material put round an animal s (esp …

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  • 12Bone, 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… …

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  • 13collar — 1) a ring of feathers or hair arranged immediately behind the head of an artificial fly 2) collar bone …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 14Bone — 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 …

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  • 15Ключица (Clavicle, Collar Bone) — парная, S образно изогнутая трубчатая кость, образующая вместе с лопаткой переднюю часть пояса верхней конечности. Каждая ключица своим акромиальным концом соединена с акромиальным отростком лопатки, а грудинным с рукояткой грудины. Перелом… …

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  • 16bone — /bohn/, n., v., boned, boning, adv. n. 1. Anat., Zool. a. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. b. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen rich organic… …

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  • 17Bône — /bohn/, n. former name of Annaba. * * * I Rigid connective tissue of vertebrates, consisting of cells embedded in a hard matrix. Bones serve as the body s supporting framework, provide muscle attachment points for movement, protect the internal… …

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  • 18Bone collar — The bone collar is a cuff of periosteal bone that forms around the diaphysis of the hyaline cartilage model in developing long bones. [Wheater s Functional Histology, 5th ed. Young, Lowe, Stevens and Heath.] …

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  • 19Bone, collar — A horizontal bone above the first rib that makes up the front part of the shoulder. The collarbone, also called the clavicle, links the sternum, or breastbone, with the scapula, a triangular bone in the back of the shoulder. The collarbone ends… …

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  • 20lug bone — the bone at the shoulder of a fish that forms the leading edge of a belly flap, q.v., in preparing fish as food. Also called collar bone, nape bone and shoulder bone …

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