adj
(physiology) acromioclavicular
n
(anatomy) A ring of cartilage that surrounds the socket of the hip joint.
n
(anatomy) A ligament that connects the humerus to the shoulder joint; its evolution was critical to the origin of flight in birds.
adj
Of or pertaining to the acromion.
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to both the acromion and the clavicle.
n
(anatomy) A joint at the top of the shoulder, the junction between the acromion and the clavicle.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the humerus
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the scapula
adj
Relating to the extremities of the limbs or to the tip of the nose
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the inner radius
adj
(anatomy) of or relating to the armpit; axillary.
adj
Of or pertaining to the elbow
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the elbow.
n
(anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior or inner part of the elbow (cubitus)
n
(anatomy) The largest of the muscles of each of the front shoulder.
n
(anatomy) A muscle arising from the transverse processes of the third to sixth cervical vertebrae, inserting on the scalene tubercle of the first rib, and functioning to bend the neck forward and laterally and to rotate it to the side.
n
(anatomy) A projection at the anterior end of the iliac crest.
n
(anatomy) A triangular region that is a landmark in the neck, has its apex at the sternum pointing downward, and is bounded in front by the anterior midline of the neck, behind by the anterior margin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, and above by the inferior margin of the lower jaw.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.
n
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antebrachium [(anatomy) The forearm]
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the knucklebone and scaphoid bone.
n
The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
adj
(anatomy) interacromial
n
Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow.
n
(anatomy) The flexor in the upper arm.
adj
Of or pertaining to a biceps.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the biceps and the radius
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the two deltoid muscles.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two acromial processes
adj
Pertaining or belonging to the arm.
n
(anatomy) A muscle in the upper arm that flexes the elbow joint, in conjunction with the biceps brachii.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the arm and the head.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to both an upper and lower limb (especially to an arm and a leg or thigh)
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arm and to the elbow or forearm
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the forearm (between wrist and elbow)
n
(anatomy) A muscle that flexes the forearm at the elbow.
n
(anatomy) The upper arm.
adj
(anatomy) Having an unusually short pelvis (from front to back, compared to side to side)
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the calcaneus and the navicular bone.
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of calcaneonavicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to or resembling a cephalothorax.
adj
(anatomy) Related to the cervical vertebrae and the axilla
n
(anatomy) Any of the V-shaped subvertebral arches which enclose the caudal blood vessels in some animals.
n
(anatomy) Alternative form of clavicle. [(anatomy) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.]
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the clavicle.
adj
Of, or relating to the clavicle.
adj
(anatomy) clavicular and sternomastoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the clavicle and the mastoid process
n
(anatomy) A muscle connecting the clavicle and the mastoid process.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the clavicle
adj
(adjective) Relating to the clavicle and the ribs
n
(anatomy) Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward.
adj
(archaic) Relating to the coccyx.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process and the acromion.
n
(anatomy) The smallest of the three muscles that attach to the coracoid process of the scapula.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process and the humerus.
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a coracoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process and the mandible.
adj
(anatomy) coracoid and pectoral (especially describing muscles which extend from the coracoid to the thorax)
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process and the sternum
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process and the vertebrae.
adj
(entomology) Pertaining to the costa or to the wing areas next to it.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a rib and an axilla
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and coracoid process.
adj
Relating to a crenula.
adj
(anatomy, obsolete) Pertaining to the temples; temporal.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cubit and radius.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cuneiform bones and the navicular.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the dartos.
adj
(anatomy) Like the dartos; dartoic.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the deltoid muscle and the acromion.
n
(anatomy) The deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
n
(anatomy) A triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of clavipectoral
n
A triangular muscle that connects the humerus to the shoulder girdle.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the deltoid and trapezius muscles.
n
(bodybuilding, slang) The deltoid muscles.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the back and the head.
adj
Relating to the back and the neck.
adj
Relating to the lower back
adj
Relating to the back and the scapula.
n
(anatomy) The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
n
(anatomy) Synonym of elbow.
n
(anatomy) A triangular area on the anterior of the elbow
n
An elastic ligament lying near the lateral pharyngeal muscles of members of the panther family
n
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
n
(anatomy) The second cervical vertebra of the spine which forms the pivot upon which the first cervical vertebra (the atlas), which carries the head, rotates.
n
(anatomy) A slip of muscle that sometimes runs from the border of the latissimus dorsi to the ulna at or near the elbow
n
(anatomy) The muscles of the back responsible for erect posture of the vertebral column.
adj
Relating to a vertebral facet
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face and arm.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to (the muscles of) the face and scapula
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the face, scapula, and upper arms; applied to a form of muscular dystrophy.
n
Either of the two lowermost (the eleventh and twelfth) pairs of ribs, which are attached only to the vertebrae and not to the sternum or its cartilage.
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Initialism of glenohumeral. [(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.]
n
(anatomy) A shallow depression in a bone, especially in the scapula.
n
(exercise, colloquial) A gluteal muscle.
n
(anatomy) The smallest of the three gluteal muscles, situated immediately beneath the gluteus medius
n
An anthropometric landmark located at the most inferior, posterior, and lateral point on the external angle of the mandible.
n
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of hip bone [(anatomy) One of two roughly symmetrical skeleton parts, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial and pubic bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis.]
adj
Of, pertaining to, or near the humerus or shoulder
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the humerus and cubit.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the humerus and radius.
adj
Pertaining to the humerus and the scapula.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the humerus and the triceps (or the shoulder)
n
(anatomy) The bone of the upper arm.
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the hyosternum of turtles.
n
(countable, anatomy, medicine) Initialism of intercostal space. [(anatomy) An anatomic space between two ribs, containing the intercostal muscles, nerves, arteries, veins and lymph nodes.]
n
(anatomy) The lateral division of the erector spinae, consisting of the iliocostalis lumborum musculus, iliocostalis thoracis musculus, and iliocostalis cervicis musculus.
n
A muscle located under the serratus
n
(anatomy) A thick triangular muscle whose main function is to rotate the arm externally and stabilize the shoulder joint.
adj
(anatomy) Below the sternum.
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to both the inguen (groin) and the femur.
n
(anatomy) The episternum.
adj
Of or pertaining to the interclavicle
adj
(nautical) Between the ribs of a boat.
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to a group of nerves that are cutaneous branches of the intercostal nerves.
adj
(anatomy) Between the parietal bones or cartilages.
adj
(anatomy) Between the pectoralis muscles.
adj
(anatomy) Between the scalene muscles
adj
(anatomy) within a clavicle
n
Synonym of suprasternal notch
n
(anatomy) The flat, roundish bone in the knee.
n
(slang, usually in the plural) A latissimus dorsi muscle.
n
(colloquial) Short for latissimus dorsi. [(anatomy) A large, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.]
n
(anatomy) A nerve that branches from the lateral cord and innervates the pectoralis major muscle.
n
(anatomy) Ellipsis of latissimus dorsi. [(anatomy) A large, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.]
n
(anatomy) A large, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.
n
A form of scoliosis in which the spine curves to the left
n
(anatomy) A muscle of either side of the front and upper portion of the neck that arises from the third to sixth cervical vertebrae, is inserted into the basilar portion of the occipital bone, and bends the neck forward.
n
(anatomy) The section of an arm from the elbow to the wrist; forearm.
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the manubrium
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the manubrium and sternum.
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the jaw or jawbone.
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of midoccipital
adj
(anatomy) medial and clavicular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesoscapula.
n
(anatomy) The middle portion, or body, of the sternum.
n
(anatomy) The most posterior element of the sternum; the ensiform process; xiphisternum
n
(anatomy) A muscle arising from the transverse processes of the lower six cervical vertebrae, inserting on the upper surface of the first rib, and functioning to bend the neck forward and laterally and to rotate it to the side.
n
(neuroanatomy) A small nerve of the upper arm arising from the brachial plexus and distributed especially to the skin of the medial side.
n
(anatomy) A ligament between the ulnar and radius bones in the forearm near the elbow.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the olecranon.
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the olecranon.
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the olecranon.
n
(anatomy) The bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the shoulder and the clavicle.
n
(anatomy) The anterior element of the sternum which projects forward from between the clavicles in many batrachians and is usually tipped with cartilage.
n
A syndrome characterized by pain or discomfort seemingly originating from the contact of the posterior surface of the patella (back of the kneecap) with the femur (thigh bone).
n
(anatomy, obsolete) A strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds, connecting the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebrae; the nuchal ligament.
n
(anatomy) A flat quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior part of the upper and medial aspect of the thigh, whose primary function is hip flexion.
n
(ecclesiastical) A clasp, cross, or ornamental square of cloth etc. worn upon the breast.
n
Each of the four large paired muscles covering the front of the rib cage and serve to draw the forelimbs toward the chest.
n
(anatomy) The large muscle that covers the chest and ribs.
n
(anatomy) A delicate bar of cartilage connecting the dorsal and ventral extremities of the first pair of bronchial cartilages in the syrinx of birds.
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the pharynx and the branchiae; applied especially to the dorsal elements in the branchial arches of fishes.
n
A process on a vertebra that is essentially a vertebral rib.
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the arm
n
(anatomy) A muscle arising from the transverse processes of the fourth to sixth cervical vertebrae, inserting on the outer surface of the second rib, and functioning to raise the second rib and to bend and slightly rotate the neck.
n
(anatomy) A triangular region that is a landmark in the neck, has its apex above at the occipital bone, and is bounded in front by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, behind by the anterior margin of the trapezius, and inferiorly by the middle third of the clavicle.
n
(anatomy) The part of the scapula behind or below the spine, or mesoscapula.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the postscapula; infraspinous.
n
(anatomy) The part of the scapula in front of, or above, the spine, or mesoscapula.
n
(anatomy) The anterior segment of the sternum; the manubrium.
n
Any of the structures that develop into the vertebrae
adj
Relating to a primibrach.
n
(anatomy) A muscle in the distal ends of ulna and radius which serves to pronate the forearm and stabilise the distal radioulnar joint.
adj
Relating to a pseudoacromion
n
(anatomy) a psoas muscle involved in the flexion of the trunk and thigh
n
the pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis
adj
(anatomy) Of, or relating to the radius bone.
n
(medicine, human anatomy) The main artery of the lateral aspect of the forearm that is one of the two branches of the brachial artery and enters the wrist on the side of the thumb.
n
(anatomy) A large nerve, carrying both sensory and motor neurones, that supplies the dorsal aspect of the forearm and arm
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the radius and the biceps.
adj
(anatomy) relating to the radius and the capitellum
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the radius and the deltoid muscle
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or joining the radius and humerus.
n
(anatomy) The radioscaphoid and radiocapitate of the palmar radiocarpal ligament.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the radius and ulna; relating to a radioulna
n
(anatomy) A fusiform muscle, one of the four quadriceps muscles, situated in the middle of the front of the thigh.
n
(anatomy) One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle.
adj
Relating to the back of the neck.
adj
(anatomy) Behind a scapula
n
Any of several muscles that control the shoulders
n
(anatomy) Any of the rhomboid muscles.
n
(anatomy) A part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae.
n
Any of the sacral bones that make up the sacrum.
adj
(anatomy) Having the sacrum facing laterally.
adj
Alternative form of sacrotuberous [(anatomy) Pertaining to, or connecting, the sacrum and the tuberosity of the ischium.]
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or affecting the sacrum and the vertebrae above it.
n
(anatomy) A long, slender muscle that runs from the iliac crest along the anterior and medial aspects of the thigh to the proximal tibia, superficial to the quadriceps musculature; the longest muscle in the human body.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscle.
n
(anatomy) Alternative form of scalene muscle. [(anatomy) Any of usually three deeply situated muscles on each side of the neck of which each extends from the transverse processes of two or more cervical vertebrae to the first or second rib.]
adj
Of or pertaining to the scalp.
n
(anatomy) A muscle passing from the ilium to the femur in some vertebrates.
n
(bodybuilding, exercise, colloquial) The scapula.
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to an intraarticular ligament that binds together the scaphoid and lunate bones of the wrist.
n
(anatomy) The scaphoid trapezium
n
(exercise) An exercise designed to strengthen the rotator cuff muscle and the deltoid by raising one's arms in front of the body while holding weights and maintaining a straight back.
adj
Of or pertaining to the scapula.
adj
Relating to scapulimancy.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the scapula and a clavicle
adj
Of or pertaining to the scapula and coracoid bones of the shoulder.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the scapula and ribs; applied to a joint formed by an articulation of the anterior scapula and the posterior thoracic rib cage.
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the scapulohumerus
adj
Alternative form of scapulimantic [Relating to scapulimancy.]
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the scapula and thorax.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the scapula and the triceps
n
Either of the two ischial tuberosities.
n
(anatomy) The human trapezius.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the spine and trapezoid muscle
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the spine, carpals and tarsus
adj
(anatomy) Relating to both the squamosal and zygomatic bones; applied to a bone, or a centre of ossification, in some foetal skulls.
n
A muscle that runs along the anterior aspect of the body of the sternum.
n
(anatomy) An inconstant muscle arising from the sternum and the first costal cartilage and extending laterally and backward to the upper border of the scapula.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sternum and clavicle.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the clavicle
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the coracoid.
adj
sternocostal and costoclavicular
n
The sternomastoid muscle.
adj
(anatomy) sternal and mesal
adj
Of or pertaining to both the sternum and the scapula.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sternum and the vertebra
n
(anatomy) The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.
n
(anatomy) The styloid process of the radius bone
adj
(anatomy) Below the acromion.
n
(anatomy) A muscle which (in humans) originates from the first costal cartilage and inserts on to the undersurface of the clavicle, acting to elevate the first rib or fix the clavicle.
n
Any of a group of muscular and aponeurotic fasciculi, usually well-developed only in the lower part of the thorax; each originates from the inner surface of one rib, and is inserted into the inner surface of the second or third rib below, near its angle.
n
(anatomy) A certain large, triangular muscle near the shoulder that plays a key role in rotating the arm
adj
(anatomy) Having one's hand and forearm rotated so that the palm faces in the same direction as the interior angle of the elbow, thereby contracting the biceps brachii.
adj
(anatomy) Above the clavicle.
n
(anatomy) A bone which usually connects the clavicle with the post-temporal in the pectoral arch of fishes.
n
(anatomy) A branch of the thyrocervical trunk that passes obliquely from within outward and over the suprascapular ligament to the back of the scapula.
n
A muscle located over the serratus
n
A small muscle at the top of the shoulder blade.
adj
(anatomy) Situated or occurring higher than, or above, the sternum.
n
(anatomy) The conspicuous dip visible at the top of the human chest where the neck joins the sternum.
n
A form of vertebrate rib, intermediate between a single- and double-headed rib, in which articulation with the vertebral column is by a single, broad head
n
(pathology) An umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication (the muscles that move the jaw) and the temporomandibular joints (the joints which connect the mandible to the skull).
n
(anatomy) A terete muscle.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the tergite and sternite.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the thorax and acromion.
adj
(anatomy) thoracic and cervical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the thorax and the humerus
n
(anatomy) A group of muscles in the human back, used for rotation and extension of the vertebral column, and comprehending the semispinalis, multifidus, and rotatores.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the trapezius muscle.
n
(anatomy) A large vertebrate skeletal muscle divided into an ascending, descending, and transverse portion, attaching the neck and central spine to the outer extremity of the scapula; it functions in scapular elevation, adduction, and depression.
n
(anatomy) Specifically, the triceps brachii.
n
The triceps in the upper arm.
n
An anatomical structure in birds located at the junction of the scapula, coracoid, and clavicle, through which runs a strong tendon that connects the supracoracoideus muscles to the humerus.
n
(anatomy, neuroanatomy) A trochlear muscle or nerve.
n
(anatomy) A deep depression in the proximal end of the ulna by which the ulna articulates with the trochlea of the humerus at the elbow.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the trunk (of the body)
n
(anatomy) The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.
adv
(anatomy) Toward the ulna.
n
(anatomy) The main artery of the medial aspect of the forearm that is one of the two branches of the brachial artery and enters the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ulna and condyle.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the humerus and ulna; humeroulnar.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ulna and radius.
n
(anatomy) The section of an arm from the elbow to the shoulder.
n
(anatomy) One of the great muscles upon the front of the thigh.
n
(anatomy) The vastus lateralis muscle; the largest and most powerful part of the quadriceps femoris, a group of thigh muscles.
n
(anatomy) The largest and most powerful part of the quadriceps femoris, a group of thigh muscles. Situated on the outside of the front of the thigh.
n
Obsolete form of vertebra. [(anatomy) Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord.]
adj
Having or made of vertebrae.
n
The xiphoid process, a small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum, usually ossified in the adult human.
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the xiphoid process and the ribs.
n
(anatomy) The xiphoid process.
n
(anatomy) The cartilaginous extension of the lower sternum; the xiphisternum.
adj
(anatomy, rare) xiphoid
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