bone (b n)n. 1. a. The dense, semirigid, porous, calcified connective tissue forming the major portion of the skeleton of most vertebrates. It consists of a dense organic matrix and an inorganic, mineral component. b. Any of numerous anatomically distinct structures making up the skeleton of a vertebrate animal. There are more than 200 different bones in the human body. c. A piece of bone. 2. bones a. The skeleton. b. The body. c. Mortal remains. 3. An animal structure or material, such as ivory, resembling bone. 4. Something made of bone or of material resembling bone, especially: a. A piece of whalebone or similar material used as a corset stay. b. bones Informal Dice. 5. bones The fundamental plan or design, as of the plot of a book. 6. a. bones Flat clappers made of bone or wood originally used by the end man in a minstrel show. b. Bones (used with a sing. verb) The end man in a minstrel show. tr.v. boned, bon·ing, bones Phrasal Verb: 1. To remove the bones from. 2. To stiffen (a piece of clothing) with stays, as of whalebone. bone up Idioms: Informal To study intensely, usually at the last minute: boned up for the final exam. bone of contention The subject of a dispute. bone to pick Grounds for a complaint or dispute. [Middle English bon, from Old English b  n.] |
Bones
See also anatomy; body, human.
Medicine. a disease resulting from abnormal activity of the pituitary gland in which bones of the extremities are enlarged. — acromegalic, adj.
1. a branch of medical science that studies fractures.
2. a treatise on fractures.
2. a treatise on fractures.
Obsolete, a skeleton.
the breaking of a bone into small pieces.
organic change into a hornlike form.
the science of skull description. — craniographer, n. — craniographic, craniographical, adj.
the shaft section of a long bone. — diaphytical, adj.
a joint or articulation, as that at the knee, which allows maximum movement.
an abnormal calcareous growth on a bone or tooth. See also plants.
an abnormal physical condition characterized by extensive structural defects of the skeleton and by gross mental deficiency.
an immovable joint, the bone being fixed in its socket in such a way that it does not move.
any abnormal curvature of the bones, especially forward curvature of the spine, resulting in a hollow in the back. — lordotic, adj.
1. the act of dislocating a bone or putting a joint out of position.
2. the condition of dislocation or being out of joint.
2. the condition of dislocation or being out of joint.
a place or receptacle for the bones of the dead. See also death.
the breaking of a bone either to correct a deformity or to reset a bone that has healed badly after a fracture. See also bodily functions.
the study of bones for descriptive purposes. — osteographer, n. — osteographic, osteographical, adj.
the branch of anatomy that studies the skeleton. Also called skeletology. — osteologist, osteologer, n. — osteologie, osteological, adj.
softening of the bones resulting from malnutrition and the consequent loss of essential salts from the bones.
divination by the examination of bones. — osteomantic, adj.
the measurement of bones.
1. study of diseases of the bones.
2. any disease of the bone. — osteopathologist, n. — osteopathologic, osteopathological, adj.
2. any disease of the bone. — osteopathologist, n. — osteopathologic, osteopathological, adj.
1. a disease of the bone.
2. a therapeutic system based upon the premise that restoring or maintaining health requires manipulation of the skeleton and muscles to preserve normal structure. — osteopath, osteopathist, n. — osteopathie, adj.
2. a therapeutic system based upon the premise that restoring or maintaining health requires manipulation of the skeleton and muscles to preserve normal structure. — osteopath, osteopathist, n. — osteopathie, adj.
the surgical practice of bone-grafting.
the rarefaction of bone, resulting in abnormally porous and weak bony tissue.
1. the dissection or anatomy of bones.
2. the cutting of bones as part of a surgical operation. — osteotomist, n.
2. the cutting of bones as part of a surgical operation. — osteotomist, n.
ossification or the process of bone formation.
a form of divination in which a shoulder blade is heated in a fire and the resulting cracks in the bone are consulted for omens. — scapulomantic, adj.
the study of jawbones. — siagonologic, siagonological, adj.
osteology.
a form of divination by means of an animal’s shoulder blade. — spatulamantic, adj.
the growing together or the fixed or almost fixed union of two bones, as the two halves of the lower jaw. — symphyseal, symphysial, symphystic, adj.
the joining of two or more bones by muscle.
1. an abnormally turned condition of a bone in part of the human body, especially the leg.
2. the condition of being bowlegged.
2. the condition of being bowlegged.
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| Noun | 1. | bones - a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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