noun A solid, rigid, ossified connective tissue forming an organ of the skeletal system; any of the 206 bones in the body. Drug slang noun A regional street term for: (1) Marijuana; (2) A large rock of crack cocaine. Histology
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012 knee The hinge articulation between the lower end of the thigh bone (FEMUR) and the upper end of the main lower leg shin bone (TIBIA). The knee cap (PATELLA) is a flat bone lying within the massive tendon of the...
In addition to the importance of calcium for strong bones, many alternative treatment approaches recommend use of mineral supplements to help build and maintain a healthy, resilient skeleton. Some physical therapists use electro-stimulation over a fractured site to promote and expedite healing. Chinese...
[L. the large shinbone] Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012 tibia The shin bone, the stronger of the two long bones in the lower leg. The front surface of the tibia lies immediately beneath the skin. Its upper end articulates with the femur (thigh ...
1.a rigid or flexible appliance for fixation of displaced or movable parts; see alsoorthosis. 2.to supply support for the purpose of immobilizing an injured or displaced body part. Uses. Splints are most commonly used to immobilize broken bones or dislocated joints. When a broken bone has bee...
shin bone tibia. short bone one of approximately equal length, width, and thickness. solid bone compact bone. spongy bone cancellous bone. squamous bone squamous part of temporal bone. sutural bone any of the variable and irregularly shaped bones in the sutures between the bones of the skull....
In this post, we shall teach you what collarbone pain stands for and how you can prevent it or treat it if it occurs. The collarbones otherwise known as the clavicles are a pair or bones that run on both sides of the upper thoracic region (around the area where you have the collars...
IntraFuse passes US FDA's 510(k) clearance for FlexThread Fibula Pin System in aid of fractures of large bones in the body A) Solid polyamide 12 rod from group G3; B and C) Hollow polyamide 12 rod from group G4; D) Load deflexion curves of intact femurs not subjected to drilling ...
Phalanx any one of the bones of the fingers or toes Radius the forearm bone on the thumb side Sternum breastbone tarsal bones the bones of the foot; namely the talus, calcaneus, cuboid, navicular and cuneiform bones tibia the medial and larger bone of the lower leg, the shin bone Vertebra...
Deep learning and taphonomy: high accuracy in the classification of cut marks made on fleshed and defleshed bones using convolutional neural networks Sci Rep, 9 (1) (2019), p. 18933 View in ScopusGoogle Scholar [144] M. Abbod, J.S. Shieh Advanced signal processing in intelligent systems fo...