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short_bone
has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions
Synonyms Used in print (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)Second , the upper portion permits comparison of maturity levels of an equal number of growth centers from the long , short , and round_bones of the five regions . The lower portion permits comparison of maturity levels of short and round_bones predominantly , since only two long_bones are included in Hand and Wrist as a region . One growth center in a short_bone - distal phalanx of the second finger - was chosen as an example for discussion here , primarily because epiphyseal diaphyseal fusion , the maturity indicator for Completion in long and short_bones , occurs in this center for girls near the menarche and for boys near their comparable pubescent stage . One growth center in a short_bone - distal phalanx of the second finger - was chosen as an example for discussion here , primarily because epiphyseal diaphyseal fusion , the maturity indicator for Completion in long and short_bones , occurs in this center for girls near the menarche and for boys near their comparable pubescent stage . The growth center depicted here , in the distal phalanx of the second finger , is listed as the fifth of those in the seven short_bones . Related terms |
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