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A gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
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The structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs
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The actors in a play (plural)
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The activity of ___ someone or something
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The longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton
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Property consisting of houses and land
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A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
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The person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
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A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
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A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light
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A joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
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Tough elastic tissue
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Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (plural)
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The fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
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Hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of
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Any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum (plural)
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