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(anatomy) A spinous process of a vertebra.
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(anatomy) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, and inserted into the bone of the heel.
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(chiefly US) Alternative form of Achilles tendon [(anatomy) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, and inserted into the bone of the heel.]
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(anatomy) A triangular deepening on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand, bounded by extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.
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(anatomy) Located towards the elbow.
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(anatomy) A bone in the arm, specifically, the humerus.
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(anatomy) Describing the fusion of the astragalus and calcaneum.
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(anatomy) Relating to the astragalus and the calcaneus
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(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the astragalus and the fibula.
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(anatomy) Any muscle having two heads.
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(anatomy) Relating to the calcaneus and the astragalus
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(anatomy) Having a distinct globular tip.
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(anatomy) The capitate bone of the wrist.
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(anatomy) Relating to the head of the femur.
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(anatomy) A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
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(anatomy) Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).
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(anatomy) A fibro-osseous passageway on the palmar side of the wrist that connects the distal forearm to the middle compartment of the deep plane of the palm.
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(anatomy) The fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds.
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(anatomy) The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or tarsus in most vertebrates. In the human tarsus it is represented by the navicular.
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(rare, anatomy) Synonym of elbow pit
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The funny bone; the ulnar nerve in the elbow.
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(chiefly anatomy) Pertaining to the leg.
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(anatomy) Relating to the cubit and carpus.
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(anatomy) The forearm; the arm from the elbow to fingertip, or the corresponding portion of a jointed limb of an animal that uses the limb for locomotion or grasping.
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(anatomy) The cuboid bone.
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(anatomy) A small sesamoid bone situated in the popliteus muscle found in primates (rarely humans) and certain other animals.
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(anatomy) The space in the wrist bounded by the hamate, capitate, triquetral and lunate bones.
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(anatomy) The connective attachment by which the extensor tendons insert into the phalanges.
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Relating to dorsiflexion
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Pertaining to the back of the carpal.
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(anatomy) dorsal and metacarpal
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(anatomy) Relating to the back and ulna.
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(anatomy) Olecranon, at the elbow end of the ulna.
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(anatomy) The outermost of the cuneiform bones
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(anatomy) A muscle in the human forearm that acts to extend and abduct the radiocarpal joint.
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(astronomy) Of or pertaining to the faculae.
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(anatomy) Synonym of peroneus brevis.
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(anatomy) A muscle in the anterior compartment of the human forearm which flexes the radiocarpal joint.
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(anatomy) A muscle in the anterior compartment of the human forearm.
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(anatomy) Either of the two bones, i.e. ulna and radius, that make up the skeletal part of the forearm.
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The muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.
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Alternative form of gluteus [(anatomy) Any of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the pelvis and inserts into a femur.]
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In some animals, the biceps femoris fused to the rear portion of the gluteus superficialis
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(anatomy) Any of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the pelvis and inserts into a femur.
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One of the eight bones of the wrist (carpals).
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(anatomy) The hamate bone.
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(informal) The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.
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A single prominence at the end of a bone that normally has a pair of such prominences.
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(anatomy) Relating to the humerus and metacarpus.
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(anatomy) Relating to the humerus and ulna.
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(anatomy) Of the ulnar fleshy side of the palm.
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A knee injury caused by friction between the iliotibial band and the lateral femoral epicondyle.
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(anatomy) Between the carpal bones.
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(anatomy) A central carpal bone or tarsal bone.
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(anatomy) Between the metacarpal bones.
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(anatomy) Within the carpus.
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A clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior cruciate ligament. The knee is flexed at 20–30 degrees with the patient supine, and the tibia is pulled forward to assess the its anterior motion in comparison with the femur.
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(anatomy) The lunate bone
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(anatomy) One of the carpal bones of the wrist.
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(anatomy) Of or relating to the malleolus.
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(anatomy) In the middle of the carpal region.
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(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the metacarpus and the phalange
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(medicine) Pain in the region of the metatarsal bones.
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In the middle of the metacarpus
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(anatomy) A group of three muscles in part of the forearm
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(anatomy) A navicular bone.
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(anatomy) One of the tarsal bones of the foot or one of the carpal bones of the wrist.
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(anatomy) Relating to the navicular trapezium (bone of the wrist)
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(anatomy) The capitate bone.
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(anatomy) The innominate bone (hip bone).
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(anatomy) The capitate bone.
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(anatomy) Ellipsis of palmaris longus muscle. A muscle in the mammalian forearm which inserts into the palmar aponeurosis. In humans it is vestigial, and is absent in some people in one or both arms.
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(anatomy) The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.
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(anatomy) The long flexor muscle of the toes, or the deep flexor muscle of the fingers.
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(anatomy) A small knobbly, pea-shaped sesamoid bone of the wrist.
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(muscles) A muscle running at the posterior compartment of the calf from the knee to over the hump of the heel.
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(anatomy) of the thumb
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The shallow depression (fossa) located at the back of the knee joint; the popliteal fossa or “knee pit”.
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A projection on the sacrum.
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A muscle in the human forearm which acts to pronate the forearm.
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(rare) An object that merely has the appearance of a skull.
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(anatomy) One of the carpal bones.
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Synonym of radius (“a bone in the forearm”)
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The carpal bone in the tetrapod forelimb that corresponds to the scaphoid bone in humans
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(anatomy) Of or relating to the radius and carpus.
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(anatomy) The joint between the radius and humerus bones in the arm.
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(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the radius and the lunate bone
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(anatomy) Relating to the radius and palm.
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(anatomy) The radius and ulna considered as a unit
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(anatomy) The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.
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(anatomy) The patella; the kneecap.
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(anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the sacrum and the tail
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Relating to the saphenous vein and the popliteus.
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(anatomy) Carpal navicular bone.
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(anatomy) One of the carpal bones of the wrist.
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(anatomy) A bone formed by the coalescence of the scaphoid and lunar in the carpus of carnivora.
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Relating to, or connecting the scaphotrapezium and the trapezium
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(anatomy) The lunate bone.
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(anatomy) The sharebone or pubis.
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A broad, flat muscle that extends behind the gastrocnemius along the back of the calf.
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One of the rudimentary, splint-like metacarpal or metatarsal bones on either side of the cannon bone in the limbs of the horse and related animals.
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Relating to supination
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A fusion of the anterior cervical vertebrae in some tetrapods
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(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the thenar
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(anatomy) The trapezium bone.
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Relating to, or connecting the trapezium and metacarpal bones
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(anatomy) The trapezium bone of the wrist.
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(anatomy) A bone of the carpus at the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb.
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(anatomy) The trapezoid bone of the wrist.
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(anatomy) One of the carpal bones of the wrist.
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(anatomy) Synonym of os trigonum (“an accessory bone of the foot”)
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(anatomy) One of the carpal bones of the wrist.
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(anatomy) Furthest toward the ulna.
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(anatomy) Relating to the ulna and the palm of the hand
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(anatomy) The hamate bone.
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(anatomy) The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
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