bone
Hard tissue inside
A bone is the hard tissue forming the skeleton: He broke a bone in his arm.
The dog chewed on a bone.
Bone extends to material made from bone (bone china), the essence of something (bone of contention, bone to pick), and to dice (originally made of bone).
As a verb, to bone means to remove bones from meat or fish: Bone the chicken before roasting.
In slang, to bone is to have sex: They boned in the guest room.
To bone up means to study intensively: I need to bone up on my French.
Upper leg bone
- tibiaMain lower leg bone
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- craniumSkull bone structure
- ribcageBony chest enclosure
pelvis · clavicle · scapula · sternum · humerus · ulna · radius · patella
Serious and worrying
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
ossuary · charnel · exhumation · coffin · funerary · cremation · urn · relics
Bone-forming cell
- osteocyteBone-maintaining cell in matrix
- collagenStructural body protein
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- remodelingAltering existing structures
mineralization · trabecular · cortical · periosteum · ossification · cartilage · calcium · phosphate
Split in hard material
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
- osteomyelitisBacterial infection of skeleton
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
density · orthopedics · splint · cast · scan · graft · spur · loss
Shaping by cutting away
- scrimshawEngraved whale ivory art
- ivoryTusk-derived material
- handlePart for gripping
- toolDevice for a task
button · needle · awl · ornament · inlay · dice · domino · corset
Study of ancient organisms
- dinosaurExtinct Mesozoic reptile
- excavationAct of unearthing
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
petrification · prehistoric · megafauna · mastodon · sediment · fossilization · specimen · reconstruction
Underlying support system
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- chassisStructural support base
armature · infrastructure · lattice · truss · underpinning · frame · skeleton · core
femur
Upper leg bone
ribcage · pelvis · clavicle · scapula · sternum · humerus · ulna · radius · patella · mandible
grave
Serious and worrying
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
crypt · ossuary · charnel · exhumation · coffin · funerary · cremation · urn · relics · ancestors
osteoblast
Bone-forming cell
- osteocyteBone-maintaining cell in matrix
- collagenStructural body protein
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
remodeling · mineralization · trabecular · cortical · periosteum · ossification · cartilage · calcium · phosphate · marrow
fracture
Split in hard material
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
- osteomyelitisBacterial infection of skeleton
calcium · density · orthopedics · splint · cast · scan · graft · spur · loss · biopsy
carving
Shaping by cutting away
tool · button · needle · awl · ornament · inlay · dice · domino · corset · whalebone
paleontology
Study of ancient organisms
- dinosaurExtinct Mesozoic reptile
- excavationAct of unearthing
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
Cretaceous · petrification · prehistoric · megafauna · mastodon · sediment · fossilization · specimen · reconstruction · museum
framework
Underlying support system
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- supportTo uphold or sustain
chassis · armature · infrastructure · lattice · truss · underpinning · frame · skeleton · core · foundation
bonecartilage
Flexible connective body tissue
soft tissue · flesh · boneless · muscle · tendon
- broken boneCracked skeletal element
- funny boneUlnar nerve area
- bare bonesMinimal necessary elements
- skin and bonesExtreme thinness, no flesh
- makes no bones aboutStates frankly without evasion
- to the boneTo the deepest extent
bones, bony, backbone, boneless, boned, bonehead, boning, boneyard, boney