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Anatomy

It is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things

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Anatomy

opisthocoelous

Biology; Anatomy

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

opisthopubic

Biology; Anatomy

Describes a condition where the pubis bones point backward, as in maniraptors and predentatans.

osteoderm

Biology; Anatomy

Any bone imbedded in the skin . Osteoderms include the scutes of crocodiles, the keeled scutes, spines, and tail-club bones of ankylosaurs, and the plates, spines, and gular ossicles of stegosaurs. ...

phalanx

Biology; Anatomy

A bone in a digit of a foot; in humans, a bone in a finger or toe.

pollex

Biology; Anatomy

The first, or innermost, digit of the manus. This is the "thumb" in humans.

postcranial skeleton

Biology; Anatomy

All of the skeleton except the skull.

posterior

Biology; Anatomy

Behind; closer to or in the direction of the rear or tail. For example, the legs are posterior to the arms.

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