bone fragments
Broken osseous pieces
Bone fragments are small pieces of bone that have broken off from the larger structure.
The term appears most often in medical contexts—discussing fractures, surgical procedures, or healing injuries—and in forensic or archaeological work: Bone fragments found at the site helped identify the remains.
In cooking, bone fragments are unwanted bits that end up in meat dishes: She picked a bone fragment from between her teeth.
- shardsBroken fragments of brittle material
- splintersThin sharp broken fragments
- ossuaryReceptacle for skeletal remains
- marrowSoft bone interior
- calcifiedHardened by calcium deposits
skeletal · skeletal remains · human remains · remains · fracture · chips · relics · excavation · forensic · brittle · jagged · dust · cremains · archaeology · fossils · grave · scattered · teeth
- Buddhist relics
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- prehistorystone tools, Neolithic, Stone Age, caveman, cavemen
- animal remainsskeleton, carcass, carrion, remains, skull
- Archaeological Museumartifacts, pottery, pottery shards, fossils, mummies
- evidenceevidence, evidence bag, circumstantial evidence, proof, admissible