From Longman Dictionary clav‧i‧cle /ˈklævɪkəl/ noun [countable] a collarbone Example White says that to be a clavicle, the specimen should have an S- or sigmoid curie, but it does not Broken humerus and clavicle, again on the right In a medical textbook,…
From Longman Dictionary fib‧u‧la /ˈfɪbjələ/ noun [countable] the outer bone of the two bones in your leg below your knee Example Now he is facing his toughest fight yet – back to fitness after suffering a fractured fibula and damaged ankle ligaments Blood had congealed thickly on the end of the smashed fibula
From Longman Dictionary ʃoʊldər bleɪd
From Longman Dictionary cheek‧bone /ˈtʃiːkbəʊn $ -boʊn/ noun [countable usually plural] one of the two bones above your cheeks, just below your eyes Example Looking down at the curve of her cheekbone, still wet with tears, he suddenly wanted her, quite overwhelmingly One of…
From Longman Dictionary tri‧ceps /ˈtraɪseps/ noun [countable] the large muscle at the back of your upper arm Example Basically, 40 minutes per workout — Mondays and Thursdays, chest and triceps I’ve done liposuction on her back, her inner thighs, her triceps and a little on her abdomen It is…
From Longman Dictionary back‧bone /ˈbækbəʊn $ -boʊn/ ●○○ noun the row of connected bones that go down the middle of your back courage and determination Example This, at least, is some suggestion of a backbone, but the larva does not keep it for very long But they and other…
From Longman Dictionary tib‧i‧a /ˈtɪbiə/ noun (plural tibiae /-bi-iː/ or tibias) [countable] a bone in the front of your leg Example Case No. 5: 58 year-old woman fell, sustaining a left ankle sprain and bruising over the ankle and tibia The victim suffered a fractured tibia and a laceration Matt put me in a leg lock and clamped down until I…
From Longman Dictionary ster‧num /ˈstɜːnəm $ ˈstɜːr-/ noun (plural sternums or sterna /-nə/) [countable] a breastbone Example Ryan was also sidelined with a badly bruised sternum In most insects the 1st abdominal segment, and more especially its sternum, is reduced or vestigial Carrefour faltered, doubling over as the bullet caught him just below…
From Longman Dictionary skel‧e‧ton /ˈskelətən/ ●○○ noun the structure consisting of all the bones in a human or animal body a set of these bones or a model of them, fastened in their usual positions, used, for example, by medical students the most important parts of something,…
From Longman Dictionary spine /spaɪn/ ●●○ noun the row of bones down the centre of your back that supports your body and protects your spinal cord a stiff sharp point on an animal or plant he part of a book that the pages are fastened onto Example Plain radiographs of the cervical spine in…
