The end of a bone at a joint, which forms a more or less rounded protuberance when the joint is bent, as in the knee, elbow, and vertebral joints. Obs…
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| 释义 | the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > parts of bones > [noun] > rounded end (6) knucklec1375 The end of a bone at a joint, which forms a more or less rounded protuberance when the joint is bent, as in the knee, elbow, and vertebral joints. Obs… whirl-bone1398 The round head of a bone turning in the socket of another bone; spec. that of the thigh-bone at the hip-joint (in later use esp. in the horse). head?a1425 Anatomy. A rounded end or articular surface of a bone. Cf. capitulum, n. 1. roundel?1541 The rounded part of a bone forming the ball-and-socket joint. Obsolete. rare. condyle1634 A rounded process at the end of a bone serving to form an articulation with another bone; esp. applied to the two protuberances of the occipital… capitulum1661 Anatomy and Zoology. A rounded protuberance at the end of a bone, articulating with another bone. Cf. capitellum, n. 2, head, n.1 27. |
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