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The bone or cartilage between the radiale and ulnare in the carpus, and between the tibiale and fibulare in the tarsus. It corresponds to the lunar in the carpus, and to a part of the astragalus in the tarsus of man and most mammals. (more info)

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The bone or cartilage between the radiale and ulnare in the carpus, and between the tibiale and fibulare in the tarsus. It corresponds to the lunar in the carpus, and to a part of the astragalus in the tarsus of man and most mammals. (more info) 1. Intermediate space. 2. An intervening agent or instrument. Cowper.

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• CARTILAGE
  A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle. Note: Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are numerous minute cavities, or capsules, containing protoplasmic cells, the cartilage corpuscul. See
• LUNAR
  1. Of or pertaining to the moon; as, lunar observations. 2. Resembling the moon; orbed. Dryden. 3. Measured by the revolutions of the moon; as, a lunar month. 4. Influenced by the moon, as in growth, character, or properties; as, lunar
• RADIALE
  The bone or cartilage of the carpus which articulates with the radius and corresponds to the scaphoid bone in man. 2. pl.
• CARPUS
  The wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, or antibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of eight short bones disposed in two rows.
• FIBULARE
  The bone or cartilage of the tarsus, which articulates with the fibula, and corresponds to the calcaneum in man and most mammals.
• TARSUS
  The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints. (more info) The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of seven short bones. A plate of
• BETWEEN
  betweónum; prefix be- by + a form fr. AS. twa two, akin to Goth. 1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia. 2. Used in expressing motion from one body or place to another; from one to another of
• ULNARE
  One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus, which articulates with the ulna and corresponds to the cuneiform in man.
• LUNARY
  Lunar. Fuller.
• TIBIALE
  The bone or cartilage of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia and corresponds to a part of the astragalus in man and most mammals.
• ASTRAGALUS
  The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.
• LUNARIAN
  An inhabitant of the moon.
• SEMILUNAR
  Shaped like a half moon. Semilunar bone , a bone of the carpus; the lunar. See Lunar, n. -- Semilunar, or Sigmoid, valves , the valves at the beginning of the aorta and of the pulmonary artery which prevent the blood from flowing back into the
• SUBLUNAR; SUBLUNARY
  Situated beneath the moon; hence, of or pertaining to this world; terrestrial; earthly. All things sublunary are subject to change. Dryden. All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as well as feel the influence, of the planet they are
• FIBROCARTILAGE
  A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching fibrous connective tissue in structure. -- Fi`bro*car`ti*lag"i*nous, a.
• INTERLUNAR; INTERLUNARY
  Belonging or pertaining to the time when the moon, at or near its conjunction with the sun, is invisible. Milton.
• PLENILUNARY
  Of or pertaining to the full moon. Sir T. Browne.
• DIPTEROCARPUS
  A genus of trees found in the East Indies, some species of which produce a fragrant resin, other species wood oil. The fruit has two long wings.
• GO-BETWEEN
  An intermediate agent; a broker; a procurer; -- usually in a disparaging sense. Shak.
• SUBLUNARY
  Any worldly thing.
• TARSOMETATARSUS
  The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus.
• METATARSUS
  That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix.
• SUPRALUNAR; SUPRALUNARY
  Beyond the moon; hence, very lofty.
• SEMILUNARY
  Semilunar.
• SUPERLUNAR; SUPERLUNARY
  Being above the moon; not belonging to this world; -- opposed to sublunary. The head that turns at superlunar things. Pope.