- dermal ossicle
- noun
: a small bone or concretion lying within the skin (as in various reptiles or the extinct ground sloths)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dermal ossicle
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skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… … Universalium
echinoderm — /i kuy neuh derrm , ek euh neuh /, n. any marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata, having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines and including the starfishes, sea … Universalium
angulo-retroarticular — retroarticular (the triangular, endochondral, dermal or mixed origin bone on the back, hind corner of the lower jaw. Often called the angular, Bridge s ossicle a, or lower articular) … Dictionary of ichthyology
lower articular — retroarticular (the triangular, endochondral, dermal or mixed origin bone on the back, hind corner of the lower jaw. Often called the angular, Bridge ossicle a or angulo retroarticular) … Dictionary of ichthyology
os retroarticulare — (plural ossa retroarticlularia)) retroarticular (the triangular, endochondral, dermal or mixed origin bone on the back, hind corner of the lower jaw. Often called the angular, Bridge s ossicle a, lower articular or angulo retroarticular) … Dictionary of ichthyology
retroarticular — the triangular, endochondral, dermal or mixed origin bone on the back, hind corner of the lower jaw. Often called the angular, Bridge s ossicle a, lower articular or angulo retroarticular … Dictionary of ichthyology
Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
