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astragalus

[ UK /ɐstɹˈæɡæləs/ ]
NOUN
  1. the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint

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  • A mummy's pinkie turned out to be pilose asiabell, which she said was good for breathing, provided it was cooked with astragalus (those were the white sections of tongue depressor). Seattle Weekly | Complete Issue
  • In the hind limb of these species, the bones of the ankle are also reduced in number, and the astragalus becomes the main weight-bearing bone.
  • A fractionated extract of Astragalus membranaceus potentiates lymphokine-activated killer cell cytotoxicity generated by low-dose recombinant interleukin-2. The Best Alternative Medicine
  • The astragalus, a precursor to the die made from the knuckle bone of animals, was found in archeological sites of early peoples.
  • Finally he said, "I smell astragalus, ginger, poria, maybe some ginseng and alisma. The Stone Monkey
  • I'd also like to take antioxidant vitamins and the herbs astragalus and milk thistle to help prevent a recurrence, but my doctors disagree.
  • Treatment of idiopathic membranous nephropathy with the herb Astragalus membranaceus. Dr. Richard Palmquist: Using Herbs to Comfort Veterinary Cancer Patients
  • Most of what I found were unidentifiable broken sections of long bones, but I did find a bird femur (thigh bone) and a nice rodent astragalus (ankle bone).
  • n. - ankle-bone; rounded beading or moulding on column; pl., dice. astragalar, adj. astragalomancy, n. divination by ankle-bones or dice. astragalus n. Xml's Blinklist.com
  • This shows the astragalus and cuboid of Rodhocetus in dorsal, lateral and ventral views.
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