(Encyclopedia) Bundaberg, city and region, Queensland, E Australia, on the Burnett River. The city, a sugar-refining center and a port, was amalgamated…
(Encyclopedia) fracture, breaking of a bone. A simple fracture is one in which there is no contact of the broken bone with the outer air, i.e., the overlying tissues are intact. In a comminuted…
(Encyclopedia) osteoporosisosteoporosisŏsˌtēōˌpərōˈsĭs [key], disorder in which the normal replenishment of old bone tissue is severely disrupted, resulting in weakened bones and increased risk of…
(Encyclopedia) osteomyelitisosteomyelitisŏsˌtēōmīˌəlīˈtĭs [key], infection of the bone and bone marrow. Direct infection of bone usually occurs through open fractures, penetrating wounds, or surgical…
(Encyclopedia) khakikhakikăkˈē, käˈkē [key] [Hindi,=dust-colored], closely twilled cloth of linen or cotton, dyed a dust color. It was first used (1848) for uniforms for the English regiment of Sir…
The More Things Change …Anatomy and PhysiologyThe BonesThe Parts of a BoneThat's the Long and Short of ItThe More Things Change …Now with a Self-Repairing Option! Bones can be very surprising.…
THE HUMAN SKELETON BONES JOINTS FIND OUT MORE
The body is supported and its internal parts protected by a strong yet flexible framework of BONES called the skeleton. These bones meet at…
(Encyclopedia) BacchylidesBacchylidesbăkĭlˈĭdēz [key], fl. c.470 b.c., Greek lyric poet, b. Ceos; nephew of Simonides of Ceos. A contemporary of Pindar, he was patronized by Hiero I. His poetry is…
HOW STRONG ARE BONES? ARE BONES DRY? HOW DOES A SKELETON GROW? BONEJOINTSFIND OUT MOREThe skeleton is the inner framework of BONES that supports and gives shape to the human body. It also protects…
