bony structure

collocation in English

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bony
adjective
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/ˈbəʊ.ni/us
/ˈboʊ.ni/
very thin, so that the bones show under ...
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structure
noun
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/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition ofbonyandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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After all, a skeleton is the very symbol of lifelessness, and abonystructuredoes not make an organism.
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The other point is that people are put off by a certain complication in the herring'sbonystructure.
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Instead, it was a solidbonystructuresimilar to that of the first tetrapods.
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In addition to the egg hook, the kurtid gas bladder is enclosed in a tubularbonystructureevolved from the ribs.
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These tiny bones multiply these pressure fluctuations as they pass the disturbance into the cochlea, a spiral-shapedbonystructurewithin the inner ear.
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Thebonystructurewas suffused with tiny blood vessels that would heat it to a temperature high enough to melt through the ice.
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However, measurements of the mask and the monument figure did not correspond, most notably thebonystructureof the forehead, and the idea was discredited.
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Since thebonystructureand musculature was modified in this way it has remained essentially unchanged, and modern crocodilians vary little from their ancestors in this respect.
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Sam describes her as having the real redheaded saurianbonystructureto her skull.
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Bony structures of the head grow, making greater resonant space available, and the internal shape of the mouth and pharynx also develop, affecting articulation and vocal timbre.
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Bony structures are often compared to otoliths as far as accuracy.
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The dermis is made up of many components, such as bony structures and blood vessels.
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The semi-circular canals are three bony structures filled with fluid.
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The carapace and plastron are joined together on the turtle's sides by bony structures called bridges.
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Such bony structures used for age estimation are vertebrae, opercula, fin rays, pectoral spines, among others.
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To insure optimal repositioning of the bony structures by osteotomy, the intervention can be planned in advance and simulated.
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It allows the breakdancer's entire weight to be supported by bony structures while expending minimal muscular energy to maintain balance.
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The alternation of the bony structures with the smaller gorgonin parts give the bamboo coral a finger-like appearance similar to that of the bamboo plant on land.
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This can be caused by bony structures such as subacromial spurs (bony projections from the acromion), osteoarthritic spurs on the acromioclavicular joint, and variations in the shape of the acromion.
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A more recently proposed mechanism is that the aorta can be compressed between bony structures (such as the manubrium, clavicle, and first rib) and the spine.
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