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Splint bone

One of the rudimentary, splint-like metacarpal or metatarsal bones on either side of the cannon bone in the limbs of the horse and related animals.

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One of the rudimentary, splint-like metacarpal or metatarsal bones on either side of the cannon bone in the limbs of the horse and related animals.

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Word	Definition
splintnoun	(medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.
canon bonenoun	(equestrianism, anatomy) Alternative spelling of cannon bone. [A bone resulting from the fusion of metacarpals or metatarsals in some artiodactyls.]
splinter bonenoun	fibula
metacarpalnoun	(anatomy) Any of the bones of the metacarpus.
metacarpal bonenoun	Metacarpal.
carpalenoun	(anatomy) A carpal, especially one of the series articulating with the metacarpals.
coaptation splintnoun	(medicine) A short splint, used with a longer one that covers the entire limb, that prevents the ends of a fractured bone from overriding.
carpometatarsalnoun	Relating to the carpal and metatarsal bones
metapodialnoun	A metapodial bone.
metacarpusnoun	(anatomy) The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.
boneletnoun	A little bone; an ossicle.
splenialnoun	splenial bone
semilunar bonenoun	(anatomy) The lunate bone.
aitchbonenoun	The rump bone itself.
hamatumnoun	The hamate bone.
scaphoid bonenoun	(anatomy) One of the carpal bones of the wrist.
trapezium bonenoun	(anatomy) A bone of the carpus at the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb.
angulosplenialnoun	The angulosplenial bone
armbonenoun	(anatomy) A bone in the arm, specifically, the humerus.
sharebonenoun	(archaic, anatomy) The pubis.

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