Term: membrane bone: any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull
Broader: bone: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates | Unrelated: cryogenics: the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures
Broader: bone: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates | Unrelated: axon: long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
Broader: bone: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates | Unrelated: duct: a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls
Broader: bone: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates | Unrelated: hammer: a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
Broader: bone: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates | Unrelated: mental reservation: an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
Broader: bone: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates | Unrelated: thrombolytic: a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle
Broader: bone: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates | Unrelated: grace: a disposition to kindness and compassion
Broader: bone: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates | Unrelated: eunuch: a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
Broader: bone: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates | Unrelated: vernacular: the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
Broader: bone: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates | Unrelated: bachelor girl: a young unmarried woman who lives alone