From Longman Dictionary jaw‧bone /ˈdʒɔːbəʊn $ ˈdʒɒːboʊn/ noun [countable] one of the bones that your teeth are in, especially the lower bone Example He took hold of the face and jawbone and tried to restore a more normal appearance Only the tightly clenched line of her jawbone revealed the enormous effort it…
From Longman Dictionary ra‧di‧us /ˈreɪdiəs/ ●○○ noun (plural radii /-diaɪ/) [countable] the distance from the centre to the edge of a circle, or a line drawn from the centre to the edge an area that covers a particular distance in all directions from a central point the outer bone of the lower part of your…
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From Longman Dictionary rib1 /rɪb/ ●●○ noun [countable] one of the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest a piece of meat that includes an animal’s rib a curved piece of wood, metal etc that is used as part of the structure of something such as a boat or building…
From Longman Dictionary breast‧bone /ˈbrestbəʊn $ -boʊn/ noun [countable] a long flat bone in the front of your chest that is connected to the top seven pairs of ribs Example It has tender meat; soft, pliable, smooth-textured skin; and flexible breastbone cartilage It has tender flesh; smooth-textured, soft, and pliable skin; and a somewhat flexible breastbone cartilage The ache in her head…
From Longman Dictionary fe‧mur /ˈfiːmə $ -ər/ noun [countable] the thigh bone Example The hip and femur bones were fused together and no movement was possible at that joint Fig. 3.8 Relative completeness of the humerus and femur compared But can not phone him from Twills as Mr Twill would insist on shinning up drainpipe himself and break femur Feel that Mr Twill…
From Longman Dictionary pa‧tel‧la /pəˈtelə/ noun [countable] your knee cap Example He had tripped on a gas-lid in the road and fractured his patella so his wife was busy bandaging him up
From Longman Dictionary ul‧na /ˈʌlnə/ noun (plural ulnae /-niː/) [countable] medical the inner bone of your lower arm, on the side opposite to your thumb Example Right arm, compound spiral fractures or radius and ulna Also in a remarkable state of preservation is a flute made h-am the ulna at Vulture A shinbone was broken, twisted – as was the ulna in one arm, and several ribs
From Longman Dictionary scap‧u‧la /ˈskæpjələ/ noun [countable] one of the two flat bones on each side of your upper back Example The scapula and pelvis were broken, but they may have been broken already in the pellet
From Longman Dictionary ver‧te‧bra /ˈvɜːtəbrə $ ˈvɜːr-/ noun (plural vertebrae /-briː, -breɪ/) [countable] ne of the small hollow bones down the centre of your back Example I liked biology a lot more amoebas and vertebrae He crumpled to the ice with a shattered fourth cervical vertebra, his body paralyzed from the neck down But he suffered two fractured vertebrae in his…
