bone fragment

collocation in English

meaningsofboneandfragment

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bone
noun[C or U]
uk
/bəʊn/us
/boʊn/
any of the hard parts inside a human or animal that make up ...
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fragment
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfræɡ.mənt/us
/ˈfræɡ.mənt/
a small piece or a part, especially when broken from ...
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(Definition ofboneandfragmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbone fragment

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Thebonefragmentof the nasofrontal arcade is not identifiable.
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Thebonefragmentis the diaphysis of the left femur of a one to two year-old cave bear, and is 113.6 mm long.
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The lower jawbonefragmentis, lacking the tip, six centimetres long.
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It appears as a triangular shapedbonefragment, it always mimics a fracture but it is actually an intra-vertebral body herniation of the disc material.
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The issue is now beyond resolution; however, as the typebonefragmenthas been lost.
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Osteons and their arrangement vary according to taxon, so that genus and sometimes species can be differentiated using abonefragmentnot otherwise identifiable.
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Onebonefragment, an elephant tibia, has two groups of 7 and 14 incised parallel lines and might represent an early example of art.
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Tests revealed that a pre-existingbonefragmentwas responsible for the aggravation.
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In 2006 abonefragmentwas found while drilling for oil in the north sea.
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Its form was inspired by the shape of abonefragment.
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Thisbonefragmentis introduced into the supraorbital bar on the ipsilateral side, thereby increasing the width.
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Nevertheless, large numbers of easily identifiable bone fragments gave us clues to the general orientation of the deposits.
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Abonefragmentbecame embedded in his spinal column, paralyzing him for life and forcing him to have a clamp implanted to hold the bones in his back together.
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Thorp had surgery to remove abonefragmentand have a pin inserted in his foot.
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Only a few bone fragments (some of them burnt), some heavily eroded sherds, and a small number of ornaments were recovered.
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Moore was inspired by the lightness and strength ofbonefragmentin creating the piece.
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Evident importance was placed on returning the cremated bone fragments to the chambers inside the ollas.
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Barrow, whose daughter previously went missing, becomes suspicious when he finds abonefragmentin a creek.
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