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Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital; -- applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.

Near the sphenoid bone; -- applied especially to a bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many animals. -- n.

Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; -- applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals. -- n.

Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parietal bones, which form the upper and middle part of the cranium, between the frontals and occipitals.

A combining form used to indicate connection with, or relation to, the parietal bones or the parietal segment of the skull; as, the parieto-mastoid suture.

Situated near or beside the occipital condyle or the occipital bone; paramastoid; -- applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.

Ossification which takes place in purely fibrous tracts; the formation of bone outside of the periosteum.

The pubic bone.

A fish whose bone Sir T. Browne.

Relating to, or connected with, the pubic bone.

n to which the fore limbs are articulated; the shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the scapula and clavicle, on each side. -- Pectorial cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons. -- Pectorial fins, or Pectorials (Zoöl.), fins situated on the sides, beh…

An outgrowth of the frontal bones, which supports the antlers or horns in deer and allied animals.

limbs are articulated. When fully ossified, the arch usually consists of three principal bones on each side, the ilium, ischium, and pubis, which are often closely united in the adult, forming the innominate bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate.

Situated around bone; of or pertaining to the periosteum.

The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces.

A periotic bone.

The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork.

Of or pertaining to the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bone, periotic.

Hard; stony; petrous; as, the petrosal bone; petrosal part of the temporal bone.

Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of the temporal bone. Hooper.