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platycnemia

platycnemia noun: lateral flattening of the shinbone.

Noun

platycnemia (uncountable)

  1. Lateral flattening of the shinbone
    Synonyms:
    platycnemism

Synonyms of platycnemia

Words formed from platycnemia

Questions about platycnemia

What does platycnemia mean?
Platycnemia means lateral flattening of the shinbone.
What part of speech is platycnemia?
Platycnemia is a noun.

Words near platycnemia in the dictionary

  1. platycercine
  2. platycerid
  3. platycerine
  4. platyclade
  5. platyclades
  6. platycnemia
  7. platycnemic
  8. platycnemid
  9. platycnemidid
  10. platycnemidids
  11. platycnemids

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