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The Body
words to describe the body (i.e. movement, anatomy, appearance, etc.)
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07/01/2011

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femur (n.)
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a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone
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ulna (n.)
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the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb
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patella (n.)
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the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap
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thorax (n.)
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the part of the trunk in humans and higher vertebrates between the neck and the abdomen, containing the cavity, enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and certain vertebrae, in which the heart, lungs, etc., are situated; chest
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deltoid (n.)
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a large, triangular muscle covering the joint of the shoulder, the action of which raises the arm away from the side of the body
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artery (n.)
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a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body
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palate (n.)
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the roof of the mouth, consisting of a hard palate and a soft palate that separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity
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epidermis (n.)
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the outer, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the true skin or corium
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fibula (n.)
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the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle
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jugular (adj.)
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pertaining to any of certain large veins of the neck collecting blood from the superficial parts of the head or collecting blood from within the skull
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tibia (n.)
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the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle; the shinbone
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scapula (n.)
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either of two flat, triangular bones, each forming the back part of a shoulder; a shoulder blade
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vein (n.)
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iris (n.)
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the colored portion of the eye that contains a circular opening, the pupil, in its center
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vulpine (adj.)
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vulpine\VUL-pine\


1. of, relating to, or resembling a fox
2. foxy, crafty
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