arthritic
adjective
affected by arthritis, or caused by it
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Describing or relating to bones and joints
double-jointed
adjective
able to bend your joints (=parts of your body where two bones meet) backwards as well as forwards
vertebral
adjective
a clean break
a break in a bone into just two pieces along a straight line
in plaster
if a part of someone’s body is in plaster, it has a hard cover around it to protect a broken bone
out of joint
if a bone in your body is out of joint, it is not in its correct position
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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