ankle
noun
the part at the bottom of your leg where your foot joins your leg
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noun
a joint in your body where the end of a bone that is curved outwards meets the end of a bone that is curved inwards and they move together
noun
one of the hard parts that form a frame inside the body of a human or animal. This frame is called a skeleton
noun
one of the pair of bones that go across the top of your chest from your shoulder to the bottom of your neck. A less technical name for this is the collarbone.
noun
one of the pair of bones that go across the top of your chest from your shoulder to the bottom of your neck
noun
the bone in the top part of your leg, above your knee. A less technical name for this is the thigh bone.
noun
the outer narrower bone in the bottom part of your leg. The other wider bone is your tibia.
noun
a joint (=part in the body where two bones meet) that allows movement up and down in one direction only, for example a knee joint or an elbow joint
noun
one of the two joints (=parts where two bones meet) at either side of your body between your waist and the top of your legs
noun
the bone that supports the lower part of your face and moves so that you can open and close your mouth
adverb, preposition
used for saying that the bones in your back have moved and it is very painful
noun
the large circular bones that support the lower part of your back and are connected to the bones of your legs
noun
a joint (=part in the body where two bones meet) in which one bone turns around on another bone. This type of joint allows, for example, the head to turn from side to side.
noun
one of the two bones on the sides of your upper back. A less technical name for this is shoulder blade.
noun
the front part of your body, below your chest, that is painful if you are hit hard there
noun
liquid in joints (=body parts where two bones meet) that allows your bones to move smoothly
noun
the bone at the front of your lower leg, between your knee and your ankle. A more usual word is shinbone.
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