Collocations with "bone"

23 collocations found

bone marrow

The soft, fatty substance inside bones where blood cells are produced.

marrow9.0
thigh bone

the femur, the main bone in the human thigh

thigh8.8
bone china

A type of strong, fine china made with bone ash.

china8.2
dry8.1
shin bone

the main bone at the front of the lower leg; the tibia.

shin8.0
bone density

The amount of bone mineral in bone tissue.

density7.8
bone scan

A nuclear medicine test to find abnormalities in bones.

scan7.8
ankle bone

refers to the bones that form the ankle joint, such as the talus

ankle7.0
dinosaur bone

Refers to the fossilized bone of a dinosaur.

dinosaur7.0
jaw7.0
splintered bone

a bone that has broken into sharp, thin pieces

splintered7.0
tail bone

Usually written as one word: tailbone. Refers to the coccyx in humans.

tail7.0
fish bone

a bone from a fish

fish6.8
bone mass

Refers to the amount of bone tissue in the skeleton.

mass6.5
bone structure

the framework of bones in a body

structure6.2
brittle bone

Refers to bones that are fragile and break easily, often due to medical conditions.

brittle6.0
bone the meat

to remove the bones from meat

meat5.8
knuckle bone

The bone forming the knuckle joint.

knuckle5.0
bone tired

deeply and completely tired

tired5.0
wrist4.7
bone graft

a piece of bone transplanted surgically

graft4.5
bleached bone

bone that has been whitened, for example by the sun or chemicals

bleached4.0
bone idle

used to emphasize that someone is extremely lazy

idle4.0