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bone ridge

bone ridge noun: a bony elevation or protrusion on a bone that serves as a stable anchoring point for muscles by means of tendons.

Noun

bone ridge (plural bone ridges)

  1. A bony elevation or protrusion on a bone that serves as a stable anchoring point for muscles by means of tendons.

Forms of bone ridge

pluralbone ridges

Questions about bone ridge

What does bone ridge mean?
Bone ridge means a bony elevation or protrusion on a bone that serves as a stable anchoring point for muscles by means of tendons.
What part of speech is bone ridge?
Bone ridge is a noun.
What is the plural of bone ridge?
The plural of bone ridge is bone ridges.

Words near bone ridge in the dictionary

  1. bone morphogenetic proteins
  2. bone of contention
  3. bone oil
  4. bone out
  5. bone pointing
  6. bone ridge
  7. bone ridges
  8. bone scan
  9. bone scans
  10. bone seeker
  11. bone seekers

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