| bones of upper limb | These include the superior limb girdle (scapula and clavicle) and the skeleton of the free superior limb (humerus, radius, ulna, wrist bones, metacarpus, and bones of the fingers). Synonym: ossa membri superioris, bones of superior limb. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bones of upper extremity | The bones of the upper and lower arm. They include the clavicle and scapula. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bones of inferior limb | These include the inferior limb girdle (hip bone) and the skeleton of the free inferior limb (femur, tibia, fibula, patella, tarsus, metatarsus, and bones of the toes). Synonym: ossa membri inferioris, bones of inferior limb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bones of lower limb | These include the inferior limb girdle (hip bone) and the skeleton of the free inferior limb (femur, tibia, fibula, patella, tarsus, metatarsus, and bones of the toes). Synonym: ossa membri inferioris, bones of inferior limb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bones of superior limb | These include the superior limb girdle (scapula and clavicle) and the skeleton of the free superior limb (humerus, radius, ulna, wrist bones, metacarpus, and bones of the fingers). Synonym: ossa membri superioris, bones of superior limb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regions of upper limb | The topographic divisions of the upper limb: deltoid, arm, elbow, forearm, carpal region, and hand. Synonym: regiones membri superioris, regions of superior limb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| joints of free upper limb | The joints uniting the bones of the free superior limb girdle; they are the shoulder joint, elbow joint, radioulnar joints, and joints of the wrist and hand. Synonym: articulationes membri superioris liberi, joints of free superior limb, juncturae membri superioris liberi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| upper limb | The shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, and hand. Synonym: membrum superius, superior limb, thoracic limb, upper extremity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bertin's bones | Paired ossicles of pyramidal shape, the spines of which are in contact with the medial pterygoid lamina, the bases forming the roof of the nasal cavity. Synonym: conchae sphenoidales, Bertin's bones, Bertin's ossicles, sphenoidal turbinated bones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bones of digits | The phalanges and sesamoid bones of the fingers and toes. Synonym: ossa digitorum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bones of skull | The paired inferior nasal concha, lacrimal, maxilla, nasal, palatine, parietal, temporal, and zygomatic; and the unpaired ethmoid, frontal, occipital, sphenoid, and vomer. Synonym: ossa cranii, cranial bones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bones of visceral cranium | The facial skeleton, consisting of bones situated between the cranial base and the mandibular region. While some consider the facial bones to comprise the hyoid, palatine, and zygomatic bones, mandible, and maxilla, others include also the lacrimal and nasal bones, inferior nasal concha, and vomer but exclude the hyoid bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Breschet's bones | One of the small ossicles occasionally found in the ligaments of the sternoclavicular articulation. Synonym: Breschet's bones, episternal bone, suprasternal bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brittle bones | <orthopaedics, paediatrics> A group of genetic diseases of the bones. Divided into four types all result in brittle and frail bones. Multiple broken bones are common. Other features include deafness, white of the eyes appear bluish, kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis, tooth abnormalities, chest deformities and short stature. There is no specific treatment. Genetic counseling is important for families with the disease. (27 Sep 1997) |
| marble bones | The formation of abnormally dense bone, as opposed to osteoporosis. (18 Nov 1997) |