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glabella

Anatomy; Human body

The glabella is the area between the eyebrows and above the bridge of the nose. It is also called the “eleven” or the "W" because the glabella tends to produce vertical wrinkles as people age and the ...

cervical

Anatomy; Human body

1. Of or pertaining to the neck. 2. Of or pertaining to cervix, spec.that of the womb.

cervix

Anatomy; Human body

The neck;a part of an organ resembling or forming a neck; spec.the narrow passage forming the lower end of the womb adjacent to the vagina.

ankle

Anatomy; Human body

The joint which connects the foot with the leg;the slender part between this and the calf.

intermediate phalanges

Anatomyproper; Human body

Intermediate phalanges are bones found in the limbs of most vertebrates. In humans, they are the bones of the finger and toe which lie in the middle, between the two wrinkly joints. The thumb and big ...

distal phalanges

Anatomy; Human body

The distal or terminal phalanges (singular phalanx) are the terminal limb bones located at the tip of the digits (i.e. fingers and toes). In human anatomy, the distal phalanges of the four ulnar ...

os coxae

Anatomy; Human body

The hip bone, innominate bone or coxal bone is a large, flattened, irregularly shaped bone, constricted in the center and expanded above and below.

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