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SPLINT BONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does splint bone mean?
• SPLINT BONE (noun)
The noun SPLINT BONE has 1 sense:
1. a rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal
Familiarity information: SPLINT BONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("splint bone" is a kind of...):
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
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