Biology

Biology

A natural science concerned with the study of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially in relation to their origin, growth, reproduction, structure, behaviour and evolution.

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predentary bone

Biology; Anatomy

Mandible bone, unique to Predentatans among the Dinosauria, just forward of the dentary bone in the lower jaw.

premaxillary bone

Biology; Anatomy

Skull bone just forward of the maxillary in the upper jaw.

prepubic process

Biology; Anatomy

Describes the extension of the pubis forward from the hip socket in later Predentatans.

procoelous

Biology; Anatomy

Describes vertebrae in which the front of the centrum is concave and the rear of the centrum is convex -- so that the rear of the vertebra fits into the next vertebra behind like ...

proximal

Biology; Anatomy

Describes a feature anatomically located closer to, or in the direction of, the central part of the body or point of attachment or origin. Usually used in the description of limb ...